Appraisal of health and safety management practices pre and during COVID-19 in the construction sector

Abstract

The construction sector has long been regarded as one of the most dangerous. This is due to the industry's low performance in terms of health and safety when compared to other industries around the world. Construction workers experienced and continue to face extraordinary safety and health problems during the pandemic. The goal of this study is to analyse and assess the safety management in the construction industry in order to reduce and control construction worker health and safety (H&S), as well as what new safety precautions have been defined to protect the workforce's health and safety and limit the spread of the virus. A questionnaire is designed to gather a variety of viewpoints from experienced people working on various building sites. The first stage in gathering information from previously linked studies is to conduct evaluations of related literature, publications, and conference papers. The literature reviews provided a theoretical framework on safety management that aided in the questionnaire's development. According to the findings of this study, the construction sector has a high rate of fatalities and protracted injuries. In a modern culture, this is unacceptable, and it also makes the sector inefficient, as days are missed due to injury.