Technical enablers of human errors and violations in construction

Fidelis Emuze,Lesiba Mollo,L Nazarko,C.-H Ko,J.-P Pantouvakis,B.T Kalsaas

doi:10.1051/matecconf/202031202017

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https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031202017

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Abstract

The performance of public sector projects in developing countries such as South Africa is an on-going concern in a region where injuries and fatalities are almost a daily occurrence in the industry. This reported study assessed the human errors and violations consistently encountered on public sector projects. The feedback from the survey research reinforced the notion that technical matters such as poor planning or the lack of it significantly erode safety system capacities on construction sites. The technical problems are aided by latent conditions such as design errors and negligence. The issues highlighted imply that public sector projects tend to fail to achieve the required conditions of satisfaction by clients. In other words, the reduction of human errors and violations as safety concerns should look beyond the set-up of construction site operations and people in the front line of construction.

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There are numerous challenges that construction organisations are struggling to eliminate
This study aims to identify the causes of human errors and violations in construction
The responses of the interviewees appear to resonate with the importance of a safety system explained by Albert et al [9] who opined that the fundamental goal of an effective safety system is to help organisations to eliminate or reduce safety risk before work begins on a construction site

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There are numerous challenges that construction organisations are struggling to eliminate. One of such problems is the high rate of accidents and incidents related to human errors and violations [1]. This study sought responses to a question that asked, ‘what is the cause of human errors and violations in construction' using the construction site context. Violations are a type of mistakes, which happens when individuals fail to follow the instruction or decide to make their own rules when undertaking an activity [3]. Violations are a deliberate act that often happens due to conscious decisions and actions of individuals in the workplace

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