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Issues of construction health and safety in developing countries: a case of Jordan
Construction Economics and Building
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Issues of construction health and safety in developing countries: a case of Jordan
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Alkilani, Suhair Zaid
Jupp, Julie Sawhney, Anil |
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The construction industry is widely regarded as one of the most significant interms of its impact on health and safety (H&S). Recent findings suggestthat in developing countries H&S awareness and performance is low. In this paper,the current state of H&S on construction sites in Jordan was explored usinga two-part investigation. The first part introduces the area of research in aliterature based study of on-site safety. The second part is a case study onthe Jordanian construction industry and its current H&S practices. Primary datawas collected from field visits, expert interviews and semi-structuredquestionnaires. Supporting secondary data was collected from archival studiesand related research literature. The research findings highlight a lack of governmentcommitment exemplified by regulations, policies and legal constraints thatlimit the operational efficiency of those government departments responsiblefor H&S management, and hindering the development of good H&S practice.Research results also highlight the key constraints of good H&S practice fromthe perspective of construction contractors.The study concludes with discussion ofpotential solutions toimprove H&S performance on construction sites in Jordan.
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UTS ePRESS
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2013-09-20
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3301
10.5130/AJCEB.v13i3.3301 |
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Construction Economics and Building; Vol 13, No 3 (2013): AJCEB Incorporating Special Issue on OH&S; 141-156
2204-9029 |
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eng
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http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3301/3752
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Copyright (c) 2013 Suhair Zaid Alkilani, Julie Jupp, Anil Sawhney
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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