Safety Management System
R. K. Poddar, HSE Management Consultant, Auditor EMS 14001/ OHSAS 18001/ QMS 9001/ EnMS 16001/ Trainer
The available statistics suggest that almost 95% of the construction industry in India is in the unorganized sector where fly-by-night operators rule the roost. Though it is not authentically known as to what percentage of the workforce engaged in this unorganized sector is skilled, or semiskilled or unskilled or simple village folks (popularly known as helpers) picked up at random.
The Importance and Influence of Human Resource Component in Construction Safety
When the relevance of human resource component from the point of 'safe' or unsafe outcomes' is examined critically, the following statistics (of course, not collated in the recent past) brings up certain important issues.Issues Related to Human Resource Component
Building and construction workers in unorganized sectorThe available statistics suggest that almost 95% of the construction industry in India is in the unorganized sector where fly-by-night operators rule the roost. Though it is not authentically known as to what percentage of the workforce engaged in this unorganized sector is skilled, or semiskilled or unskilled or simple village folks (popularly known as helpers) picked up at random.
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NBM&CW January 2011