Perception of construction workers on work motivation towards safety practices at building construction site: a case study in Oluvil

Abstract

The construction industry has been known as one of the menacing industries. Although there is an improvement of the safety performance and upturn in safety awareness in the industry, the accident rate is still one of the highest compared to other sectors. Besides causing human tragedy and economic losses, construction accidents also affect the productivity and character of the construction industry. But organizational characteristics and worker perceptions are among the main factors affecting the safety climate in construction sites. Work Motivation is one of the factors affecting worker perception. It is a process which triggers productivity of the works and construction site safety. The aim of this study is to assess perception of construction workers on work motivation towards safety practices at a building construction site in Oluvil and propose successful approaches to guarantee safe work sites for workers. The data was collected from the validated questionnaires which was adopted from a previous research of similar nature. The study concluded that work motivation at the site was of poor status though there were some positive aspects identified. The workers representing sub – contractors were found to be in a better condition than that of main contractors with respect to work motivation. The skilled work force was also in a better position as compared to unskilled work force.