Barriers faced by the workers to practice health and safety at construction sites / Sharifah Nur’Ain Sufiah Syed Ali Sabri and Mohd Hafiz Saberi

Construction industry is one of the industries that gives huge contribution to the economic sectors. It has contributing significantly to the country’s economic and infrastructure growth. but all the activities in this industry had led to frequent accidents, resulting in injuries among the workers at the construction site. This research will help to explore the barriers of workers to practice health and safety at construction site. The aim for this research is to identify the barriers faced by the workers in practicing health and safety at construction projects to ensure that incidents at construction site can be reduced. For this research, an online questionnaire was utilized via Google Form to collect data from participants. A total of 161 questionnaires were distributed to G7 contractor companies located in Klang, Selangor. The gathered data was then analyzed using SPSS software version 29. Trough the findings it shown that heat stress is the main barriers for the workers to practice health and safety at contruction site. All parties from all sides and levels must working together to find the solutions. Implementing various strategies such as offering incentives, raising awareness about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), organizing additional health and safety programs, and providing language training classes can effectively address the barriers to health and safety practices at construction sites. This finding will all related parties to overcome the barriers of health and safety at construction sites.