Enhancing Safety Management Barriers in Railway Construction Towards Sustainable Construction Projects: A Preliminary Review

Abstract

Malaysia is one of the countries that have been influenced by the growth of the global railway network as a vital tactic for railway sustainable infrastructure by enhancing the country's internal transportation system and increasing economic competitiveness. Not knowing the safety management barriers lead to calamity of in sustainable e environment health and safety. Therefore, it is essential to identify the barriers in safety management practices in railroads for sustainable projects. This study was conducted in the objectives of to investigate safety management barriers for railway construction projects. Using the purposive samplings, 25 numbers of Scopus Indexed journal regarding Safety Culture and Railway Safety Management gathered and was finalized from year (2018 – 2024). The qualitative data analysis (Thematic Data Analysis) and quantitative data analysis (Frequency Analysis) has been implemented to dissect the main barriers in railway construction landscape. The results indicated that the most significant variables lack awareness of the benefits of IR 4.0 has the frequent mention in these studies, as the safety practices can be enhance using the IR 4.0 tools for example using the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Building Information Modelling and Terrestrial Laser Scanner. It is believed to improve on technological management can solve the problem on uneven transparency and safety project plan issues and leads to sustainable construction projects.