Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case

Infrastructure projects are the foundation for essential public services and have an influential position in societal development. Although the role of infrastructure projects is substantial, they can involve complexities and safety issues that lead to an unsafe environment, and which impacts the pr...

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Main Authors: Abu Aisheh, Y.I., Tayeh, B.A., Alaloul, W.S., Jouda, A.F.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: MDPI AG 2021
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spelling utp-eprints.303242022-03-25T06:41:45Z Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case Abu Aisheh, Y.I. Tayeh, B.A. Alaloul, W.S. Jouda, A.F. Infrastructure projects are the foundation for essential public services and have an influential position in societal development. Although the role of infrastructure projects is substantial, they can involve complexities and safety issues that lead to an unsafe environment, and which impacts the project key stakeholders. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the barriers to implementing occupational safety in infrastructure projects in the Gaza Strip, which cause serious threats and reduce project performance. To evaluate the barriers, 39 items were highlighted and modified as per the construction context and environment, and which later were distributed in the form of a questionnaire, to get feedback from consultants and contractors. The analysis shows that in the safety policy barriers group, consultants and contractors both ranked the item �a contractor committed to an occupational safety program is not rewarded� first. In the management barriers group, consultants and contractors both ranked the item �safety engineer does not have significant powers, such as stopping work when needed� in the first place. In the behavior and culture barriers group, consultants and contractors both ranked the item �workers who are not committed to occupational safety are not excluded� in the first place. Overall, both consultants and contractors shared the same viewpoint in classifying the barriers in the working environment. The outcome of this study is beneficial for Palestinian construction industry policymakers, so they can monitor the highlighted barriers in on-going infrastructure projects and can modify the safety guidelines accordingly. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. MDPI AG 2021 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103123008&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18073553&partnerID=40&md5=e81dff27eeb8d125c5e07540f25e122f Abu Aisheh, Y.I. and Tayeh, B.A. and Alaloul, W.S. and Jouda, A.F. (2021) Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (7). http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30324/
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description Infrastructure projects are the foundation for essential public services and have an influential position in societal development. Although the role of infrastructure projects is substantial, they can involve complexities and safety issues that lead to an unsafe environment, and which impacts the project key stakeholders. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the barriers to implementing occupational safety in infrastructure projects in the Gaza Strip, which cause serious threats and reduce project performance. To evaluate the barriers, 39 items were highlighted and modified as per the construction context and environment, and which later were distributed in the form of a questionnaire, to get feedback from consultants and contractors. The analysis shows that in the safety policy barriers group, consultants and contractors both ranked the item �a contractor committed to an occupational safety program is not rewarded� first. In the management barriers group, consultants and contractors both ranked the item �safety engineer does not have significant powers, such as stopping work when needed� in the first place. In the behavior and culture barriers group, consultants and contractors both ranked the item �workers who are not committed to occupational safety are not excluded� in the first place. Overall, both consultants and contractors shared the same viewpoint in classifying the barriers in the working environment. The outcome of this study is beneficial for Palestinian construction industry policymakers, so they can monitor the highlighted barriers in on-going infrastructure projects and can modify the safety guidelines accordingly. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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author Abu Aisheh, Y.I.
Tayeh, B.A.
Alaloul, W.S.
Jouda, A.F.
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Tayeh, B.A.
Alaloul, W.S.
Jouda, A.F.
Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case
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title Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case
title_short Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case
title_full Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case
title_fullStr Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case
title_full_unstemmed Barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: Gaza strip case
title_sort barriers of occupational safety implementation in infrastructure projects: gaza strip case
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