Work related stress among contractor management team at construction site

Abstract

In Malaysia, issues related to occupational health especially in the construction industry was not commonly discussed but data in other countries had indicated major problems associated with occupational illness. Health problems due to stress can increase the cost of health and their impact to human, family, society and nation cannot be neglected. In the past, study on stress at the work was not comprehensive especially on the construction industry. Research for the stress at the work should be done more since it will provide vital information toward producing sustainable human resource that could contribute significantly to our country. The aim of the study is to examine the level and extent of work–related stress and the prevalence of health problem among contractor management team at construction sites. The study was conducted in the Johor Bahru district. Respondent involved were from contractor management team such as engineers, supervisors and project managers. The number of questionnaire forms sent was 50 sets and only 30 sets were replied by engineers, supervisors and project managers. The questionnaire data was analyzed using frequency analysis method and average index method. The findings show, about 30 percent respondent which is 9 person agree that within the past 12 months they suffered from some illness, disability or other physical or mental problem that was caused or made worse by job or work done in the past. Around 13% of those working in the sample construction site job roles currently experiencing stress, depression or anxiety which they feel was caused by or made worse by their job or work done in the past. Around 7% of the respondents found their job extremely stressful. The most stressful aspects of work for respondents were being responsible for the safety of others at work. Around 2.48 of the average index for the demand of job reported to be most critical level of stress.