Impact of Covid-19 on the Effectiveness of Safety Practices on Construction Projects: A Comparative Analysis Framework of Health and Risk Assessment

ABSTRACT

The health and safety of construction professionals have become one of the most critical concerns around the world. The construction industry is plagued by their ventures, which have been a challenge for years now. Given the sheer number of accidents in the construction industry and the repercussions for laborers, businesses, communities, and nations around the world, Construction Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) has become a very significant human resource problem for businesses and associates. The foremost aim of this research is to learn the implementation of the health and safety assessment before and after the COVID-19 outbreak to understand the risk management process in the construction projects and their respective security and mitigation strategies, as well as to consider a viable solution to the problem and to make a contribution to the knowledge of this topic. This paper composes of a literature review on health and risk safety management processes in construction. The data collection procedures and tools are based on a blended process technique, in which assumptions are taken in comparative analysis to the conceptual groundwork. Empirical data were obtained by the use of an online survey questionnaire and an in-depth semi-structured interview with key practitioners in the construction industry in the Philippines. The results of this research will be statistically analyzed with the data collection instruments of the study. Descriptive statistics utilizing histogram and inferential statistics utilizing Wilcoxon Test are considered. © 2023 DMICS.