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The construction sector in India is characterized as one of the hazardous sectors with the highest incidents and injury rates. Accident in the construction workplace leads to human illness and loss of business productivity. In literature, it was documented that well-studied pre-task planning can eliminate or prevent many accidents/incidents on the construction site. Previous research pointed to the execution of safety practices and lean tools to remedy the causes of incidents/injuries in different construction workplaces worldwide. However, studies on implementing lean design tools and safety practices are marginal in the Indian construction scenario. This study aims to design a way to reduce accidents in the Indian construction workplace using lean design tools and best safety practices. This study explores the connection between construction safety practices and lean design tools and their impacts on construction safety. The findings ofthis study will have implications for practitioners and contractors in the Indian construction sector to improve safety performance.  \nKeywords: Lean tools, Construction Industry, Occupational accidents, Safety  \n1. Introduction  \nThe construction industry has shown poor safety performance, judging from the number of relevant articles, considerable research conducted, and books published. For instance, in regions like the United Kingdom (HSE, 2019), Hong Kong (Wong et al., 2016), and Kenya (Kemei et al., 2015), construction accounts for a large number of accidents than anyother industry. In the same line, Chellappa et al. (2021) stated that accidents in the Indian construction sector can have many accidents/injuries due to the involvement of many stakeholders and the project's dynamic nature. Besides consequences on human illness, accidents also direct in losses of productivity and extra indirect cost gained through litigation costs, medical treatment, and insurance costs (Vigneshkumar and Salve, 2020) . In general, construction accidents that occur in the workplace represent severe safety problems that have to be still addressed (Hoyle, 2009) .  \nWorkers working in the industry are demotivated to this extent, posing a huge risk to the economy and sustainability. Therefore, construction safety has always been a significant challenge to the contracting organizations'stakeholders, practitioners, and owners. Different initiatives were launched by the Indian government (Vigneshkumar et al., 2019) to enhance the safety performance of construction companies. While many studies (Vigneshkumar et al., 2018; Vigneshkumar and Salve, 2018; Chellappa and Muthu, 2021; Vigneshkumar and Salve, 2022) have been conducted recently to enhance the safety performance of the construction sector from different perspectives in India, they did not offer a straightforward approach to preventing accidents. Hence, a viable and understandable approach to preventing accidents is still lacking. Furthermore, the possible effect of safety practices like workers' participation in decision making, involvement of workers in task scheduling, production planning, and place of work organization in decreasing accidents in the Indian construction workplace have not been considered.  \nHinze (2002) stated that in many countries, the construction industry started adopting best safety practices indifferent ways to prevent accidents/injuries. The construction industry institute (CII) states the best safety practices as an approach that, when implemented successfully, could improve companies' performance (Meltz, 2009) . Safety practice is v","cbCaib8zbqlsdSOl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib8zbqlsdSOl","pdf",228334,6,"English","# Introduction\n## Construction safety challenges in India\n## Best safety practices and lean construction concepts\n## Research gap and study aim\n# Lean design tools and safety practices in construction\n## Hazardous work conditions and accident mechanisms\n## Best Safety Practices framework","[{\"question\":\"Why is construction safety a critical concern in India?\",\"answer\":\"The Indian construction sector is highly hazardous, with high incident and injury rates. 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