Citation

Ahmed I, Shaukat MZ, Usman A, Nawaz MM, Nazir MS. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2018; 24(2): 240-250.

Affiliation

Department of Management Science , Comsats Institue of Information Technology , Lahore . Email: snazir@ciitlahore.edu.pk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2017.1366145

PMID

28795938

Abstract

This research covers the current status of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) related practices in the informal construction segment of Pakistan. Data was collected, through interviews, from 316 construction sites employing 3577 workers. The results of the study reveal that both employers and workers lack knowledge of OHS laws/standards and no practices of this nature are enacted at these construction sites. Alarmingly work-related accidents, whenever they happen, are not given due attention, and there is no formal injury-report system. The informal construction industry employs a huge portion of informal workforce, and lack of OHS happens at tremendous human cost. These research findings may thus play their role in strengthening the case for reforms in the sector. This study, if properly utilized, may also enable employers of the sector by increasing their knowledge about OHS practices and as a result, try to offer safer environments for their workers.

Language: en

Keywords

attitudes; constructon Pakistan.; informal sector; occupational health and safety (OHS); perceptions