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

The construction industries’ unsafe conditions require increased efforts to improve safety performance to prevent and reduce accident rates. Safety performance in the Iraqi construction industry is notoriously poor. Despite this condition, safety research has so far been neglected. Implementing a sa...

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Main Authors: Buniya, Mohanad Kamil, Othman, Idris, Durdyev, Serdar, Sunindijo, Riza Yosia, Ismail, Syuhaida, Kineber, Ahmed Farouk
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Published: MDPI 2021
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95985/1/SyuhaidaIsmail2021_SafetyProgramElementsintheConstructionIndustry.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95985/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020411
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spelling my.utm.959852022-07-01T07:21:41Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95985/ Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq Buniya, Mohanad Kamil Othman, Idris Durdyev, Serdar Sunindijo, Riza Yosia Ismail, Syuhaida Kineber, Ahmed Farouk T Technology (General) The construction industries’ unsafe conditions require increased efforts to improve safety performance to prevent and reduce accident rates. Safety performance in the Iraqi construction industry is notoriously poor. Despite this condition, safety research has so far been neglected. Implementing a safety program is a proven initial step to improve safety. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the key elements of a safety program in the Iraqi construction industry. To verify and validate a list of safety program elements identified in the literature review, a mixed method approach was used by using interviews and questionnaire surveys. A final list of 25 elements were then analyzed using exploratory factor analysis. The analysis found that these elements can be grouped into four interrelated dimensions: Management commitment and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control systems, and safety and health training. This study contributes to the body of knowledge on safety in the Iraqi construction sector, a research area which has not been adequately investigated previously. They also help decision-makers focus on key elements that are needed to start improving safety performance in this context. MDPI 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95985/1/SyuhaidaIsmail2021_SafetyProgramElementsintheConstructionIndustry.pdf Buniya, Mohanad Kamil and Othman, Idris and Durdyev, Serdar and Sunindijo, Riza Yosia and Ismail, Syuhaida and Kineber, Ahmed Farouk (2021) Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (2). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1661-7827 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020411
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Buniya, Mohanad Kamil
Othman, Idris
Durdyev, Serdar
Sunindijo, Riza Yosia
Ismail, Syuhaida
Kineber, Ahmed Farouk
Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq
description The construction industries’ unsafe conditions require increased efforts to improve safety performance to prevent and reduce accident rates. Safety performance in the Iraqi construction industry is notoriously poor. Despite this condition, safety research has so far been neglected. Implementing a safety program is a proven initial step to improve safety. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the key elements of a safety program in the Iraqi construction industry. To verify and validate a list of safety program elements identified in the literature review, a mixed method approach was used by using interviews and questionnaire surveys. A final list of 25 elements were then analyzed using exploratory factor analysis. The analysis found that these elements can be grouped into four interrelated dimensions: Management commitment and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard prevention and control systems, and safety and health training. This study contributes to the body of knowledge on safety in the Iraqi construction sector, a research area which has not been adequately investigated previously. They also help decision-makers focus on key elements that are needed to start improving safety performance in this context.
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author Buniya, Mohanad Kamil
Othman, Idris
Durdyev, Serdar
Sunindijo, Riza Yosia
Ismail, Syuhaida
Kineber, Ahmed Farouk
author_facet Buniya, Mohanad Kamil
Othman, Idris
Durdyev, Serdar
Sunindijo, Riza Yosia
Ismail, Syuhaida
Kineber, Ahmed Farouk
author_sort Buniya, Mohanad Kamil
title Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq
title_short Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq
title_full Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq
title_fullStr Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq
title_sort safety program elements in the construction industry: the case of iraq
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95985/1/SyuhaidaIsmail2021_SafetyProgramElementsintheConstructionIndustry.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95985/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020411
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