Journal of the Society of Disaster Information ISSN:1976-2208(Print) 2671-5287(Online) 한국재난정보학회논문집

Purpose: As accidents in the construction industry have a higher accident rate than in other industries, we intend to analyze the current status and problems of safety and health education for workers employed in the construction industry to prevent accidents and suggest ways to improve them. Method: We conducted a study by analyzing the problems and identifying directions for improvement in the education through a survey of basic safety and health education for construction workers currently being conducted at H Construction’s nationwide sites and interviews with workers in related industries, and by referencing the latest prior papers and research reports. Result: The study found that education for foreign workers, including construction workers, is not responding properly to changes in the times, and that problems such as development of teaching materials, payment of training costs for workers, and daily wages continue to arise. In addition, there is controversy over the deterioration of training companies, and there is no follow-up system for implementing refresher training after new training, resulting in insufficient opportunities for training. Conclusion: Through this study, we proposed alternatives for national policy processes and systems to prevent accidents among construction industry workers.