Integration of Occupational Safety and Health during Pre-construction Stage in Malaysia

Abstract

Unsatisfactory Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) in the construction industry has turned out to be an issue as it contributes to numbers of incidents and fatality to the construction players and public. Previous research suggested that early introduction of safety & health elements within the project implementation contributed towards minimising this issue. Hence, the objective of this paper is to identify the occupational safety & health elements during pre-construction. This paper is an initial study with the hope the finding will lead its way to the output of occupational safety & health indicators for pre-construction in Malaysia.