<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/13483" mdate="2012-12-23 00:00:00"> <author>Nasyairi Mat Nasir and Zulhabri Ismail and Faridah Ismail and Sharifah Nur Aina Syed Alwee and Masnizan Che Mat</author> <title>Enabling Factors towards Safety Improvement for Industrialised Building System (IBS)</title> <pages>1115 - 1120</pages> <year>2012</year> <volume>6</volume> <number>12</number> <journal>International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/13483</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/72</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>The utilisation of Industrial Building System (IBS) in construction industry will lead to a safe site condition since minimum numbers of workers are required to be onsite, timely material delivery, systematic component storage, reduction of construction material and waste. These matters are being promoted in the Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMP 20062015). However, the enabling factors of IBS that will foster a safer working environment are indefinite; on that basis a research has been conducted. The purpose of this paper is to discuss and identify the relevant factors towards safety improvement for IBS. A quantitative research by way of questionnaire surveys have been conducted to 314 construction companies. The target group was Grade 5 to Grade 7 contractors registered with Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) which specialise in IBS. The findings disclosed seven factors linked to the safety improvement of IBS construction site in Malaysia. The factors were historical, economic, psychological, technical, procedural, organisational and the environmental factors. From the findings, a psychological factor ranked as the highest and most crucial factor contributing to safer IBS construction site. The psychological factor included the selfawareness and influences from workmates behaviour. Followed by organisational factors, where project management style will encourage the safety efforts. From the procedural factors, it was also found that training was one of the significant factors to improve safety culture of IBS construction site. Another important finding that formed as a part of the environmental factor was storage of IBS components, in which proper planning of the layout would able to contribute to a safer site condition. To conclude, in order to improve safety of IBS construction site, a welltrained and skilled workers are required for IBS projects, thus proper training is permissible and should be emphasised. </abstract> <index>Open Science Index 72, 2012</index> </article>