Accident Causes

Hungary's unfavourite accident statistics for construction sites has numerous reasons. Our selection by subject and graveness:

Human potential:

  • continous non observation of rules and regulations
  • subcontractors willingness to cut safety spending for profit gains
  • subcontractor’s EHS personell's work low esteem in the eyes of superiours
  • employment of illegal and untrained workers

Organisational causes:

  • lack of fitness-for-work medical check up
  • general organizational unpreparedness for the planned work
  • lack of or inapplicable risk assessments
  • faulty safety related contract terms
  • undefined responsibilities of managing staff
  • faulty safety documentations
  • lack of on-site training

Technical causes:

  • general technical unpreparedness for the planned work
  • lack or ineffectiveness of personal protective equipment
  • work tools bad conditions

Financial causes:

  • bad level of subcontractors overall safety performance in Hungary leads to subcontractors giving offers on tenders without sufficient funding of safety measures and equipment

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