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Evaluating the Effectiveness ofOccupational Health and Safety Management Systemof Construction Companies in Iraq(Al-Rasheed State Contracting Construction Companyas a case study) | ||
| Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-197 | ||
| Author | ||
| Awss Hatim Mahmoud | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In most countries, construction work is considered to be one of the most hazardousindustrial activities. It can easily be seen that there is a consistently higher rate of fatalinjury for the construction sector when compared with the country's average fatal injuryrate, the occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) can contribute toimprovements in the industry’s performance. When accidents happen, the costs are high inpeople, profits and productivity. One of the best ways to avoid injuries and minimize costs isthrough good planning and coordination both before and on the job.The objective of this research is to review the concept, definition, and benefits of safetymanagement system with evaluating the effectiveness of occupational health and safetymanagement system for construction companies in Iraq through field survey anddeveloping checklist to investigate, record, and analyze the facts of the existing safetymanagement system of Al-Rasheed state contracting construction company. The researchconclusions show that Al-Rasheed state contracting construction company isn’t aware ofsafety importance, top management considers safety as luxury, has no interest of safetyactivities, doesn’t consider safety as an aspect for pre-qualification of contractors, lack oflegislation that obliged companies to follow safety system, and practicing poor safetyactions. Several proper solutions were recommended to improve the existing safetymanagement system such as developing safety policy, the role of leadership andcommitment to safety, documentation of safety program, and proper legislation to activatethe role of National Center of Health and Occupational Safety (NCHOS) | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Occupational health and safety management system; construction safety; safety practices; safety performance | ||
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