Safety Management Amongst Small Contractors in Selangor, Malaysia

Safety Management System (SMS) incorporates direction on the safety, guideline and documentation, safety preparing, crisis readiness and also reaction arrangement and safety approach. It is an important element to be implemented in the construction industry. Therefore, it is important for the small contractors to develop, implement and maintain the safety management system in their project. This paper aims to identify the safety management system amongst small contractors in Malaysia. Questionnaires survey was sent out to 100 small contractors of Grade G1 registered under the Malaysian Construction Industry Board (CIDB) with a thirty-five (35%) returned. As a result, it was found that the problems that occur in construction sites were improper controls machine, inadequate maintenance, unsafe of employee attitudes, unsafe conditions of materials, plants and equipment, ineffective of training of instruction, use of alcohols and drugs, lack of communication, improper motivation of operational personnel as well as improper safety rules and guideline. It is recommended that the small contractors should implement the safety management techniques or procedures during the construction to avoid and control the risk and need to develop and conduct the safety training programmes and training policy for the workers on the site. They must provide an adequate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for workers on site for protection and prevent from risks and accidents which may occur during construction operation.