국제한국언어문화학회

Purpose: This study proposes safety measures to reduce falls during construction by analyzing the falls accidents in construction industry. Methods: From 2015 to 2019, analysis data of the industrial accident and accident cases related to the construction industry published annually by Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) were reviewed. Results: Most of the fall accidents were caused by not wearing safety belts or not installing safety devices such as safety handrails for convenience in work. Therefore, workers should install attachment equipment for hanging safety belts and wear safety belts during the work. Furthermore, they have to install safety devices, such as safety rails and fall arrest safety nets. Since most of the construction accidents occur in daily laborers, employers have to give safety training by considering individual characteristics and encourage voluntary participation. Conclusion: Most of the accidents in the construction industry were caused by workers' lack of safety awareness and defects in mechanical facilities. So, full surveillance and command of work are prepared by a safety management supervisor resident in the construction site. Additionally, it is proposed to lower the selection criteria or to introduce a system that is based on government-led consulting.