Contractor’s Perspective of Injuries Pattern in Fall from Height and Mitigation Measures at the Construction Site in Malaysia

Abstract

Due to the high number of accidents and injuries, the construction industry has been labeled as one of the most dangerous. One of the most common construction site accidents is falling from a height. As a result, the goal of this research is to discover fall from height mitigation strategies that can be implemented on construction sites in Malaysia by identifying the elements that cause falls from height and studying the pattern of injuries caused by falls from height on construction sites. To verify the objective, questionnaires were distributed to 26 contractors of grade 7 in Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya who are registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in the field of construction, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). With a mean score of (>4.00), the finding implies that unstable equipment and lack of ability are the major causes of falls from height. Meanwhile, fatalities from falling from a height were the most common casualties on the construction site, with a mean score (4.60). The construction industry will gain a greater knowledge of the importance of fall prevention measures on construction sites as a result of the findings.