Abstract:
Facility management is an upcoming profession and provides essential supports for
business activities for an industry and it incorporates many activities which relates
people, process, places, machinery, technology to perform maintenance activities to
support the core business of the company or an organization. There are unforeseen
hazards that are present in maintenance activities. For that purpose, it is crucial to find
out the types of workplace hazards that are found in the maintenance activities. The
aim of this research is to recommend the most suitable strategy to overcome the
workplace hazards that are found among building maintenance personals. This
research study used the mixed method in the form of quantitative approach and it is
supported with qualitative approach. The instruments used in this study was
questionnaire and semi-structured interviews for data collection. The questionnaire has
been distributed to 70 people but only 61 respondent’s responded to the questionnaire.
Therefore, 60 respondents that were involved in the research representing three
different organizations. The questionnaire was analyzed using the SPSS Software
package and achieved 87.1% response rate. Based on the findings, continuous
monitoring such as observing worker’s behavior, tools and equipment and also their
surrounding environment through scheduled inspection, third party auditing and
effective PPE selection will constantly improvise and enhance the workplace safety.
Hence, continuous monitoring is the most effective strategy that should be
implemented in order to reduce the exposure towards the hazards. Therefore, the
contribution of this study will add to the body of knowledge in order to manage these
hazards in much effective manner.
