Possible Risk Factors in Construction Business for Job Hazards

Question: Discuss about thePossible Risk Factors in Construction Business for Job Hazards. Answer: Among all the domains construction industry is often seen the riskiest business not because of its operations but because of its strategic nature and the complexity in its process(Baloi, 2003).The operations which are related to construction are not easily managed by everyone because it takes knowledge and suitable steps to accomplish a certain task. It usually acquires internal and external factors and many project stakeholders which will add enormous risks into the processes. Not only that in construction business the risk management is poorly manage as compare to the other industries. However, a construction business can never be risk free but it can control its risks through different factors. Such risks can be accepted, managed or minimized to make it bearable, but it cant be ignored as it is the most essential business which leads to improvement in any country. As risks are a multi-facet concept according to (PMI, 2008) and while managing risks in a project it is concerned with different factors which includes identifying, analysing the potential factors and responding to the factors which relate to the certain project. In the light of construction industry, it is the possibility of occurrence of a certain event or it could be a combination of events which are deliberately occurring in the process of construction. (Baloi, 2003)Operations in constructions involves various variables because of which it is difficult to define which factors are the cause and effects of any certain event and on which it Is dependent and what could be its possible correlations. Perhaps these risk factors play a vital role in decision making and shows the possible outcomes which causes affects in the performance of a project. (Thevendran, 2004)Hence risk management is now considered to be the most essential requirement in the construction industry. This management includes the processes which are risk control, hazard identification and risk assessment. Risks can be evaluated thr ough qualitative and quantitative methods as it is a systematic process which lowers the effect of risk in different events. Following are different events which includes the risk factors, as risks could be defined into two categories.(Haslam, 2005) Risks which are caused by direct safety issues Risks stated as a monetary issue Safety experts defines these following factors which are the most pressing problems faced in the direct safety issues:(Haslam, 2005) walking surfaces along the construction sites are always risky because of the work that is going along the line, and people often face falls and injuries through these surfaces, which also includes ladders and other tools which are used for climbing or pulling things.(Abdelalim, n.d.) Scaffolds: scaffolds are a tool which is used as a temporary structure to support the work crew and materials during construction processes. Among most cases many people have injured through this framework because of its slant structure and hollow spaces people gets confused while lifting the person or the materials.(Dehdashta, 2015) steer loaders and bobcats, lifts and dump truck drivers; these dump truck drivers usually carry bulk materials and because of its amount the handling of the material causes harms to the individual or the structure if its not perfectly handled.(Haslam, 2005) Excavation is a process defined as digging which is the most important factor in construction, and it is done by special tool which is not only heavy but it also requires a specific balance if not maintained it could harm the labours.(Baloi, 2003) struck-by construction equipment, usually in construction site works: struck by a construction equipment would be a common factor which is faced by every individual if they arent able to maintain the balance in using of equipments, or not wearing the required safety kits and uniforms. (Dunning, 2003) electrocution, which are involved in overhead power lines; the possibility of facing electrocution is always higher because in construction areas they always use higher powers and people who doesnt intend to wear safety kits usually faces such electric shocks or could be due to short circuits.(Thevendran, 2004) The inappropriate use of lifting equipment, including cranes and forklifts, which are used by labours and if its not properly managed by a perfect driver it could harm any labour or individual around as it is a heavy equipment for loading and unloading of material for faster performance.(Thevendran, 2004) While on the other side financial issues includes the following factors: The costs which are related to injuries which are faced by the labours because of inappropriate handling of equipments, and it could cause the damage to soft tissues, and problems related to ergonomic situations.(Thevendran, 2004) The contract liabilities which are caused by the multi-employers. Reputations are harmed in construction business usually because of certain events, then brand name and bidding ability are lowered by highly exposed incidents, these are caused by individuals or company which lack into the risk management process and then face such events. (M.S.B.A.A.,2015) The risk managers should plan for the possible factors to eliminate the effect of the risks which are possibly faced by the labours as well the individuals which are working or walking through construction sites, people should be aware of the possible harms as well as they should be instructed for wearing safety kits to better perform and eliminate factors which could cause harm to them.(Dehdashta, 2015) References El, M.S.B.A.A., El Nawawy, O.A.M. and Abdel-Alim, A.M. (2015). Identification and assessment of risk factors affecting construction projects.HBRC Journal. Dunning, K., LeMasters, G., Levin, L., Bhattacharya, A., Alterman, T. And Lordo,K. (2003). 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