TY - JOUR AU - Mamin, Firoz Ahmed AU - Dey, Ganesh AU - Das, Shazal Kumar PY - 2019/08/05 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Health and safety issues among construction workers in Bangladesh JF - International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health JA - Int J Occup Saf Health VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.3126/ijosh.v9i1.25162 UR - https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/25162 SP - 13-18 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong> Bangladesh is a rapidly developing country. Lots of infrastructures are set up every year. A large number of people are working in the construction industry.&nbsp; Work related injuries and deaths of construction workers are common. The aim of this study was to find the health and safety awareness of informal construction workers.</p><p><strong>Methodology:</strong> This study was a cross sectional study by using a preset questionnaire among the construction workers in Bangladesh.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Participants of this study had lower income and education. About 87% of participants did not receive any health and safety training and did not wear safety equipment when they were working. About 57% of the participants had a history of injury. This study also found that the main reasons for the non-use of safety equipment were lack of safety equipment, motivation and training.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Construction workers are not adequately aware about health and safety issues that relate to them.</p> ER -