The factors contributing to construction accidents in Pakistan: Their prioritization using the Delphi technique

H Zahoor, APC Chan, R Gao… - Engineering, construction …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The highest number of accidents in proportion to the employment rate is found in
construction industry among all industries in Pakistan. The purpose of this paper is to identify …

Integrating feature engineering, genetic algorithm and tree-based machine learning methods to predict the post-accident disability status of construction workers

K Koc, Ö Ekmekcioğlu, AP Gurgun - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is among the riskiest industries around the world. Hence, the
preliminary studies exploring the consequences of occupational accidents have received …

IoT-based application for construction site safety monitoring

WWS Chung, S Tariq, SR Mohandes… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Hong Kong construction safety has witnessed substantial improvement in the last three
decades, however, accidents still occur frequently as more than 4,000 accidents are …

[PDF][PDF] Occupational health and safety performance in high-rise building projects in Pakistan: a systematic literature review

MT Lakhiar, MT Lakhiar - Operational research in engineering …, 2021 - researchgate.net
The building industry contributed an impressive share in Pakistan's growth sector, where the
construction industry contributes almost 2.74% of the GDP of Pakistan. In most metropolitan …

Identification of the h&s (Health and safety factors) involved in infrastructure projects in developing countries-a sequential mixed method approach of OLMT-project

A Nawaz, X Su, QMU Din, MI Khalid, M Bilal… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urbanization is playing a key role in big cities of developing countries, which, in effect, is
increasing the population. This study takes care of the mega infrastructure project (Orange …

Occupational health and safety in construction industry in Pakistan using modified-SIRA method

MW Khan, Y Ali, F De Felice, A Petrillo - Safety science, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract For any industry, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is a business strategy to
foster a safe and healthy work environment. In the developed countries, the companies are …

BIM for construction safety improvement in Gaza strip: awareness, applications and barriers

A Enshassi, A Ayyash, RM Choudhry - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The objectives of this paper are to elicit the perception of contracting parties regarding
building information modelling (BIM), the most important safety-related applications of BIM …

Causes and impacts of site accidents in the Egyptian construction industry

M Elsebaei, O Elnawawy, AAE Othman… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aims to investigate the causes and impacts of site accidents in the Egyptian
construction industry. To achieve this aim, a research methodology consisted of literature …

Occupational safety and health performance in the Pakistani construction industry: stakeholders' perspective

H Zahoor, APC Chan, R Masood… - International Journal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Lack of compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) has resulted in a relatively
higher construction accident rate in developing countries such as Pakistan. This study …

Social impacts on hazard perception of construction workers: a system dynamics model analysis

H Ma, Z Wu, P Chang - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
The hazard perception of construction workers plays a predominant role in their behavioral
decision-making process under risk environment. However, the evolution mechanisms of …