Construction industry plays a vital role in the economic development of any country. As constructionindustry is less mechanized and more labor intensive, construction workers are backbone of this industry. Sothe major consideration is ensuring workers safety during construction. This paper is aimed to examine thecurrent safety status and identify the main causes of not practicing safety rules in the construction sites inBangladesh. The study was conducted in three stages. Firstly, the existing rules and regulations ofconstruction safety were studied. Secondly physical survey was conducted among the ongoing constructionsites. Thirdly factors that influence the safety performance in construction sites were identified by conductingquestionnaire survey and ranked based on Factor Index (FI). This study found 20 major causes those affectthe construction safety performance at job site. According to the physical survey data, it was obvious thatworkers were working without PPE and fall protective system. From the data analysis, the main cause of notpracticing safety rules are lack of enforcement of safety rules and regulations, lack of safety awareness amongthe construction stakeholder and lack of safety training. The survey results may help the authorities toincrease the awareness of safety and enforce the construction safety rules in the next project approach.