Improvement of Health and Safety in Construction Sites in Sri Lanka.

      Аннотация: "Researcher cum civil engineer calls for policy suited for Sri Lanka and an independent state body to look into safety and health of workers." This research specifically investigated the safety perceptions, attitudes, and behavior of construction workers and the management of safety practices. By analyzing its results, this study demonstrates that a majority of construction companies in Sri Lanka that were considered in the study have very little risk awareness and that they do not consider health and safety as important issues. The aim of this research was to understand from the data gathered and by analyzing the mechanism of injuries, the value of a Health and Safety Policy and prevent preventable accidents and illnesses by ensuring a good reporting system. “Many construction workers and owners of construction sites are unaware of the need of deploying health and safety officials at the work-site and even if they had such officers these officers were not aware of safety protocols not did they know how to administer first aid if the need arose.”

Ключевые слова: Health and safety, occupational health and safety, Improvement of safety policy, Construction sites, Safety checklist, Safety equipment check list, Sri Lanka health and safety