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099		9	_aAIT Thesis no.CM-05-06
100	1		_aDorji, Kin
245	1	0	_aAssessing safety management practices in the Bhutanese construction industry
260			_aPathum Thani, Thailand : _bAsian Institute of Technology, _c2005
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490	1		_aThesis ; _vno. CM-05-06
500			_aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
502			_aThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2005
520			_aThe construction field is considered one of the most hazardous industrial fields wherein the construction workers are more prone to accidents resulting in loss of lives and injuries. Studies have shown that these accidents in turn can have devastating effect on the construction industry both financially and in terms of humanitarian aspects. To this effect especially in the developed regions like UK and USA there are stricter legal enforcements to regulate safety and health in construction, and also implementation of safety management systems designed to minimize or eliminate accidents at work places. On the contrary, the occupational safety and health in construction is very poor in the developing regions like Bhutan where construction industry has a major share in the national economy. This study evaluates the prevalent safety management practices and safety regulations, identifies factors affecting them, and also develops a sample database on the safety management practices in the construction industry in Bhutan. The study has been conducted on 40 sample construction companies and 14 officials in the government regulatory organizations relevant to construction industry in Bhutan by way of questionnaire surveys, interviews and discussions. There are many problems confronting the occupational safety and health in the construction industry in Bhutan. It was observed that some of the major gaps were: i) lack of safety regulations and standards, ii) low priority of safety, iii) lack of data on safety on construction sites, iv) lack of competent manpower, v) lack of safety and health training, vi) lack of safety promotion, and vii) lack of documented and organized safety management systems. Furthermore, the study also proposes some recommendations for safe construction in Bhutan.
650		0	_aConstruction industry _zBhutan _xSafety measures
700	1		_aHadikusumo, Bonaventura H. W., _eChairperson
700	0		_aChotchai Charoenngam, _eExamination Committee
700	1		_aHanoaka, Shinya, _eExamination committee
710	2		_aGovernment of Austria, _eScholarship donor
810	2		_aAsian Institute of Technology. _tThesis ; _vno. CM-05-06
856			_3Full-Text _uhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B09337
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