Abstract:
The construction industry is less mechanized and more labor-intensive; construction workers
are the backbone of this industry. Establishing safety management for construction workers
plays a vital role in the construction industry. So the major consideration is ensuring the
safety of unskilled workers during construction.
This research assess the safety management practices for unskilled labor in building
construction projects, focusing on public construction sites in Bonga town. The study aims to
explore the current practices, identify challenges in implementation, and assess the effects of
improper safety management for unskilled labor on building construction in the Bonga area.
However, it is known that numerous people lost their lives and had significantly worse
injuries on building sites, including both construction workers and non-industry personnel.
On those sites, poor safety management for unskilled workers is practiced.
Literature review revealed significant gaps in safety management for unskilled labor,
prompting the formulation of research questions and objectives. Descriptive research design
methods are used to analyze the data. The data collection methods takes both primary and
secondary data collection methods. The target area is around Bonga town, and the
questionnaire is conducted on stakeholders in the study, which are local contractors,
consultants, and unskilled laborers. The collected data is analyzed using the relative
importance index (RII).
The Results indicate critical challenges and effects such as lack of safety training facilities,
lack of personal protective equipment’s, inadequate safety budget, improper safety policy
implementation, lack of safety professional. These factors contribute to accidents, injuries,
financial losses and finally death.
Based on these findings, enhancing safety trainings, investing on PPE, increasing safety
budget, improving safety policies and documentation and involvement of all parties are some
recommendations that are proposed to enhance safety management practices and bridge the
identified gaps.
