P.
Mohan 1, R. Vel Kennedy 2
1PG student- Department of Civil - Thiagarajar College
of Engineering, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.
2Assistant Professor - Department of Civil - Thiagarajar
College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.
Indian cities are
recording fast growth in all aspects due to rapid urbanization. Hence number and size of metro construction projects are increasing rapidly in
India. Meanwhile; a disturbing lime light is being shed on an increase in
number of accidents by the society. Safety management in construction industry
in India is not very effective when compared to other countries. This results
in indirect financial loss, cost overruns and loss in production for the
companies. In order to improve safety management by identification of unsafe
factors were examined. Further a weighing system will be built for their
classification. The factors that cause safety hazard for each type of work are
estimated based on their frequency and severity. An investigation of the
participant’s perspectives on the factors affecting safety in metro
construction has been conducted to identify the key safety factors, and their
ranking. Also the consistency of responses among the main participants
including clients, consultants, designers, contractors, supervisors and safety
engineer has been evaluated. Suggestion and recommendations on practical
counter measures to improve metro construction safety management in India are
proposed. This research has utilized focus groups and detailed study of
accidents in metro construction activities. An Ergonomic system approach has
been handled to identify the critical area where safety is compromised.
