Demolition Risk Management System in the Construction Industry

Authors

  • Rosemarie Fabellon

Keywords:

risk management, demolition activities, construction projects, safety management, demolition projects

Abstract

Introduction

This study is aimed to assess the level of effectiveness in the Demolition Project risk Management system of the construction firms in the National Capital Region. Consequently, risk management in the demolition process is quite essential in reducing cost and time spent in managing risks or hazardous situations. Construction firms should be equipped with the manpower, technical expertise, and equipment in the mitigation of risks during the demolition projects, which are hazardous in nature.

 

Methods

In this study, five construction companies in Metro Manila were selected to participate by the researcher. A total number of respondents of 1,000 were chosen randomly consisting of workers with different positions from the selected construction firms. The independent variables were the number of years in the organization, years of experience on demolition projects, related training participated in related to demolition; the number of years as a construction worker, and job position level.

 

Results

The survey contained a checklist about risk management procedures that ought to be taken by the firms during demolition. It was intended to answer following research questions: 1) How do the respondents assess the level of effectiveness of the risk management system on demolition projects of construction firms in terms of the following aspects when grouped by profile: and 2) Is there a significant difference in the respondents' assessment on the level of effectiveness of the risk management system on demolition work of construction firms in terms of the above-mentioned aspects when they are grouped according to profile? It was found out that four out of five companies were Very Much Effective in most areas of risk management system while one was perceived as Very Effective. The study also revealed that most companies have been operating for more than 3 years and with more than 200 employees. On the part of the respondents-workers, most have 1-2 seminars attended in the last 3 years, working for more than 5 years, and most of them are laborers.

 

Discussions

Results of the research, to further improve the risk management system during a demolition project, the construction firms must ensure that they are in full compliance with the OSHA regulations. The experience and technical expertise of the workers are quite helpful in reducing risks during the demolition projects. As noted in this study, the construction firms would need to conduct regular seminars at least 4 times a year

Published

2019-12-18