期刊
出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020411
关键词
construction industry; Iraq; management commitment; safety program; safety training
资金
- Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia
- Ministry of Education, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
- Research Management Centre (RMC)
- Trans Disciplinary Research (TDR) grant [Q.K130000.3556.07G00]
The study aims to identify key elements of a safety program in the Iraqi construction industry, using a mixed method approach to verify and analyze the elements into four interrelated dimensions. The research contributes to the body of knowledge on safety in the Iraqi construction sector and helps decision-makers focus on key elements to start improving safety performance.
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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