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The paper analyses and inquires about points to assess and find the record for safety execution in development of construction industry also discusses in detail about the number of accidents and injuries taking place in construction sites. The preliminary data for this research was collected through a literature review and the use of a questionnaire survey targeted at workers in some construction projects in India. The study highlights the importance of safety performance in the construction industry, and the main factors affecting workers safety in the construction industry are falling from high heights or scaffolding, getting caught in between objects or materials, electrocution accidents, overexertion. A questionnaire is designed based on safety factors which affect the worker's safety management in a construction firm. Based on the responses collected, the analysis will be done using SPSS software with the inference made from the responses suitable suggestions and recommendations on practical counter measures to improve workers safety management in construction site are proposed.

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Kavitha.S, & Manoj.S. (2018). A descriptive study on workers safety in construction industry . International Journal of Intellectual Advancements and Research in Engineering Computations, 6(2), 1173–1180. Retrieved from https://ijiarec.com/ijiarec/article/view/624