Sustainability in Construction Work: A Perspective on Accidents and Building Failure Mitigation in Indonesia

Abstract

Sustainability in construction sector implementation depends to a wide range of level at national, regional, and local level. Also, it depends on the social and cultural aspect. Construction site safety is an essential aspect of sustainable construction. This paper proposes to identify the causes of accidents and building failure; to mitigate construction safety and building failure, and to describe the development and implementation of safety construction in order to improve safety culture according to the Law of Indonesia Republic No. 2/2017 of Construction Service and Decree of Minister of Public Works and Housing No. 21/PRT/M/2019 of Implementation Guideline of Construction Safety Management. Furthermore, the awareness of d from considering the underlying causes of accidents. This paper suggested, for the prevention of COVID-19 control and the accordance of construction safety; the optimization of digital services in coordination, supervision, control, and administrative governance is urgently needed. Moreover, the development of information technology and legal basis are required to achieve zero construction accidents and high quality infrastructure for both the service providers and users.