Risk Assessment Among Thai and Foreign Workers in Construction Companies

Abstract

Construction is one of the most hazardous industries compared to others. Although, system safety has been adopted, accidents continually occur with Thai and foreign workers. Particularly, the number accidents of foreign workers that trend increased due to language differences. The purpose of this research is to assess risks among Thai and foreign workers in construction companies using the Risk Assessment Model (RAM) to assess risk levels of each careers and accident types that happen to Thai and Foreign workers. The results from this study showed a different risk level between Thai and foreign workers of each careers, including types of construction accidents. In conclusion, this was found to be beneficial for predicting high-risk construction activities and preventing accidents that further happen.