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rev_number: 2
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creators_name: Buniya, M.K.
creators_name: Othman, I.
creators_name: Durdyev, S.
creators_name: Sunindijo, R.Y.
creators_name: Ismail, S.
creators_name: Kineber, A.F.
title: Safety program elements in the construction industry: The case of Iraq
ispublished: pub
keywords: accident; construction industry; health and safety; health geography; literature review; occupational exposure; performance assessment; questionnaire survey; training; working conditions, article; building industry; control system; employee; exploratory factor analysis; human; human experiment; interview; Iraq; questionnaire; Iraq; occupational health; safety; workplace, Iraq, Construction Industry; Iraq; Occupational Health; Safety Management; Workplace
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abstract: 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. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
date: 2021
publisher: MDPI
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099335521&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18020411&partnerID=40&md5=f00c3b056858091ef471893c87b6a5a5
id_number: 10.3390/ijerph18020411
full_text_status: none
publication: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
volume: 18
number: 2
pagerange: 1-13
refereed: TRUE
issn: 16617827
citation:   Buniya, M.K. and Othman, I. and Durdyev, S. and Sunindijo, R.Y. and Ismail, S. and Kineber, A.F.  (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 16617827