Question

What consequences does a client face when a mishap occurs in a project? Please give a detailed answer.

Answer 1

Consequences of a accident that client faces are:

effect of accident in the construction industry has cost the employer a great amount of money,used in reorganizing work; replace materials,manpower and plants or compensation and legal cost.Effects of accident in construction industry fall into two major categories, viz.

Humanitarian

This refers the effects as concerned worker on the site and these include:-

i.Suffering to individual

ii.Hardshiptothe individual

iii.Fatality

iv.Minor injury

v.Disabling injury

vi.Possible loss of earning ability

the cost of supervision is the cost of preventing accident which is responsible for efficiency and safety on site. Also, cost of insurance involve alarge sum of money and does not even stop there but involves additional costs that bite into the profit margin of the project.

Economic effects of accidents in construction industry include

i.Production delay

ii.Increment in insurance premium.

iii.Legal expenses

iv.Time loss by the employee

v.Reduced quality

vi.Time spent in training a temporary or permanent replacement.