International conference on construction engineering and project management (국제학술발표논문집)
- 2009.05a
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- Pages.896-906
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- 2009
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- 2508-9048(eISSN)
SUCCESS STORY OF THE SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR INDUSTRY IN ACHIEVING EXCELLENT SAFETY PERFORMANCE: A LESSON FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
- Evelyn A.L. Teo (Department of Building, National University of Singapore) ;
- G. Ofori (Department of Building, National University of Singapore) ;
- Kelvin Y.N. Ng (Davis Langdon & Seah)
- Published : 2009.05.27
Abstract
In Singapore, the construction industry's performance in safety has often been the worst among the other industries. This paper seeks to compare the efforts of the shipbuilding and repair industry and the construction industry in improving the level of safety performance. One key factor identified in the paper will be the subcontractors' role in the safety aspect. Based on the analysis of statistic carried out by the Ministry of Manpower of Singapore and many others, this paper aims to identify the success of the shipbuilding and repair industry and gives thought as to how the construction industry can further improve its safety record.