Investigation of the Occupational Safety Practices on the Construction Sites

Özet

The construction sector is one of the largest business areas in many countries in the world. According to the data obtained from International Labor Organization. (İLO), the number of workers working in the construction sector exceeds 110 million, and in many countries, this figure changes directly or indirectly and can reach twice this number. Researches have clearly shown that the biggest concern in the construction industry is the protection of employees. It can be considered as worker health and safety. It can be defined as all the studies and practices carried out in parallel with the health and safety of workers to reduce the risk of potential and potential accident situations and prevent occupational diseases and work accidents. According to the literature review and the evaluations made on the construction sites, there is an occupational safety program in all construction sites. However, occupational health and safety show that some accidents occurred at the construction sites. According to the results, it can be said that the employees' awareness about the safety rules, precautions, and use of occupational safety tools in the construction sites is not sufficient. The regular and fully efficient implementation of the safety programs is not at the highest level.