Construction safety practices and challenges in a Middle Eastern developing country

R Awwad, O El Souki, M Jabbour - Safety science, 2016 - Elsevier
The construction industry remains one of the most dangerous industries in the world
accounting for a high percentage of work-related injuries and fatalities despite the …

Safety implementation framework for Pakistani construction industry

AA Raheem, RRA Issa - Safety science, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite the Pakistani construction industry's recent rapid growth and development, workers
are still working in poor safety conditions. While Pakistan has several occupational safety …

Safety program elements in the construction industry: the case of Iraq

MK Buniya, I Othman, S Durdyev, RY Sunindijo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The construction industries' unsafe conditions require increased efforts to improve safety
performance to prevent and reduce accident rates. Safety performance in the Iraqi …

Safety management in construction projects

YS Saeed - Journal of Duhok University, 2017 - journal.uod.ac
The aim of this research is to identify and evaluate the safety management in construction
projects to minimise and control health and safety (H&S) of construction workers …

Construction safety in Kuwait: issues, procedures, problems, and recommendations

NA Kartam, I Flood, P Koushki - Safety science, 2000 - Elsevier
The building construction industry plays a major role in the economy of the state of Kuwait.
This paper evaluates existing safety regulations, describes safety procedures adopted by …

Key factors affecting construction safety performance in developing countries: Evidence from Cambodia

S Durdyev, S Mohamed, ML Lay… - … Economics and Building, 2017 - search.informit.org
Although proper safety management in construction is of utmost importance; anecdotal
evidence suggests that safety is not adequately considered in many developing countries …

Construction safety assessment framework for developing countries: a case study of Sri Lanka

K Priyadarshani, G Karunasena, S Jayasuriya - 2013 - dro.deakin.edu.au
Construction safety on project sites is of utmost importance due to the nature of the
construction industry. However, it is usually a secondary concern in a market-driven society …

[PDF][PDF] Missing gaps in safety education and practices: academia perspectives

KE Ogundipe, AO Ogunde, HF Olaniran… - … Journal of Civil …, 2018 - researchgate.net
In the developing countries, the syndrome of low level of safety practices are common
phenomenon among construction firms when trying to achieve speedy delivery of …

Studies on labour safety in construction sites

S Kanchana, P Sivaprakash… - The Scientific World …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Construction industry has accomplished extensive growth worldwide particularly in past few
decades. For a construction project to be successful, safety of the structures as well as that of …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of occupational health and safety regulations in Ghana: a study of the construction industry

AK Eyiah, NA Kheni, PD Quartey - Journal of Building Construction and …, 2019 - scirp.org
Occupational health and safety continues to be a major component of the built environment.
The study investigates the effectiveness of occupational health and safety laws and …