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Ponte Academic Journal
Dec 2016, Volume 72, Issue 12

IMPLEMENTATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, STUDY IN CONSTRUCTION FIELD IN INDONESIA

Author(s): Bambang Endroyo ,Bambang E. Yuwono, Eva D. Purwanto

J. Ponte - Dec 2016 - Volume 72 - Issue 12
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2016.12.7



Abstract:
Until now, the construction industry still has low performance in safety. The accident rate in construction projects is higher than average rate in other industries, especially in developing country. The impact of construction accidents is financial loss, social loss, and human suffering. In the line of that, to minimize the level of accident in construction field is an useful effort in public welfare. Internationally, to implement health and safety, companies should based on Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS). In Indonesia especially in construction project, the Ministry of Public Works of Indonesia have developed an instrument for assessing the implementation of OHSMS, and therefore this research based on that instrument. This research conducted in 2014 across the cities of Semarang, Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Sejabodetabek). The results of the research from 57 medium rise building project through purposive sampling were: (i) The implementation of OHSMS in construction in several cities in Indonesia at a �green level� (85% - 100%). It is mean that contractor have been a good achievement in implementing OHSMS (ii) The implementations that still near 85% were: competence and training, communication and participation, incident investigation and preventive actions. (iii) The implementations that in point (ii) must be increased, in order to be a good level. (iv) The result of this research was near to the result of several researches at another cities in Indonesia. The recommendation of this research were: (i) the performance of OHSMS in Indonesia should be maintained and further enhanced, and (ii) the study in construction safety should regard to comprehensive approach. Keywords� implementation, occupational health and safety management system, construction.
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