Critical success factors of OHS policy implementation in construction project: A case of Indonesia

International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering

June 20-21, 2016 Cape Town, South Africa

Rosmariani Arifuddin, Akhmad Suradji, Yusuf Latief, Firdaus Ali and Yelna Yuristiary

Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
University of Andalas, Indonesia
University of Indonesia, Indonesia
University of Batam, Indonesia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Civil Environ Eng

Abstract :

Issues of occupational safety and health (OSH) in construction projects in Indonesia has not received serious attention from stakeholders. The construction project still has high risk of accidents. The low implementation of safety in workplace is a cause of accidents. The necessary efforts and strategies to encourage implement of OSH is needed at construction projects. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of survey about OSH policy implementation and identify the critical success factors that drive performance of implementation OSH system. The analysis showed that the level of policy implementation at the corporate level is still very low, as an example in a national private company, OSH implementation is 63%. Foreign private company has better OSH implementation (100%). The application of OSH system depend on some indicators namely: manpower (19.79%), equipment (19.90%), organizations (18.85%), management (20.34%) and environment (21.13%). The results showed that the adoption of OSH system at corporate level in foreign private companies showed good application with percentage 100%. While the application of OSH system on state-owned companies by 70% and last, the national private sector by 63%. The key success factors (critical success factors) significantly increase the application of OSH policies. Some of critical success factors are: (i) an increase in contractor safety culture , (ii) management of OSH system and contract, (ii) an increase of knowledge contractor at OSH aspect , (iv) strict law enforcement by the government about trespass od OSH system , (v) policy of contractor companies , (vi) the willingness of contractor companies , (vii) regulation of OSH , (viii) safety campaign , (ix) advocacy to the experts safety association , (x) safety costing (xi) the skills of experts. Some proposed strategies and policies: (1) development of pinalty systems the assertion clauses related to OSH in the Construction Contract, (3) OSH assessment in the tender construction projects, "best of safety" award and incentives will increase the qualification of contractor companies, the institution who established by government to supervise OSH implementation.

Biography :

Email: rosmariani_ar@yahoo.com