CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF PESHAWAR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA , PAKISTAN

Abstract

This research study seeks an understanding the causes of accidents in construction industry in Peshawar (the
Capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and focuses on the role of management, human behaviors and projects nature. The
paper presents the analysis of accidents in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with accidents causation and injuries
based on accident report extracted from government agencies of the Capital. The paper discusses the result of a survey
with the individuals involved in construction projects in the vicinity, analyzes the accidents and ranks the causes of
accidents in construction projects of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The respondents were 54 workers ranging from the
skilled tradesman to unskilled labor who were directly involved in the Contraction sector. A questionnaire was designed
and used in the survey of the study that has three main parts; the first part identifies the condition of health & safety at
construction site. The second part identifies the severity and nature of accidents. The third part identifies number of
accidents in which 11 factors were identified and have been given to the survey respondents to state the level of influence
or effect of each factor on accidents. The study analyzes some accidents have only a minor severity while others are
disastrous. The results show that especially trade contractors working on low-budget, residential housing and
commercial building projects are more susceptible to fall accidents. Recommendation is included in a paper to suggest a
better application of policy and management action and procedure to improve the safety at construction sites and
projects.