Briefing: status of occupational safety and health in GCC construction

Tariq Umar; Charles Egbu; Mohamed Shaik Honnurvali; Messaoud Saidani; Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati

doi:10.1680/jmapl.18.00053

Briefing: status of occupational safety and health in GCC construction

Tariq Umar, Charles Egbu, Mohamed Shaik Honnurvali, Messaoud Saidani, Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-141
Journal	Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law
Volume	172
Issue number	4
Early online date	1 Aug 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.18.00053
Publication status	Published - 31 Aug 2019

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Architecture and the built environment
health & safety
knowledge management
project management

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