Umar, T; Egbu, C; Honnurvali, M S; Saidani, M and Al-Bayati, A J (2019) Briefing: Status of occupational safety and health in GCC construction. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 172(4), pp. 137-141. ISSN 1751-4304
Abstract
The construction projects in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-member countries are peaking as the region is in the stage of improving its infrastructures. This briefing presents the current status of occupational safety and health in the region by providing a brief comparison with some of the advanced countries where improved safety performance is guaranteed and maintained. The comparison of the available data shows that, in general, GCC countries display a poor occupational safety and health performance. The briefing suggests the key areas for research which could help the GCC construction industry to improve its performance. These areas include the awareness and importance of safety, cost of accidents, environmental and climatic factors which affect the workers, occupational safety and health regulations and their implementation, workers' well-being, safety culture and safety climate.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | health & safety; knowledge management; project management |
| Index terms: | safety culture, project management, implementation, construction industry, occupational safety and health, safety climate, Gulf cooperation council, safety performance, knowledge management, briefing, regulation, well-being, construction project |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, scope management, health safety and environment, production management, institutional frameworks, mental health and wellbeing, political science, industry analysis, occupational health and safety management, project management theory and practice, professional development |
| Topics: | Governance, Research Practice, Information Management, Procurement, Project Management, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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