scholarly journals Understanding uptake of prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 at work actions in Iran

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Vahid Gharibi ◽  
Rosanna Cousins ◽  
Mehdi Jahangiri ◽  
Mina Bargar
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Preventative Measures ◽  
Hazard Control ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Biological Hazard

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required organizations to make changes to ways of working to prevent and mitigate COVID-19 in employees. OBJECTIVE: To assess the workplace response to COVID-19 in Iran. METHODS: 255 organizations completed a two-part survey. Part 1 collected data describing the business; Part 2 comprised the International Labor Organization (ILO) 30-item Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 at Work Actions Checklist. A four-point Likert scale was used to score each item according to whether preventative measures had been actioned. RESULTS: We found a dichotomy of commitment to managing COVID-19 at work. 42.5%of organizations had fully implemented the ILO recommended preventative actions, and 45.6%workplaces had not implemented any. Large organizations had significantly more preventative actions than SMEs; the Healthcare sector had significantly better COVID-19 mitigation measures in place than Construction projects; and organizations with a health and safety management system had significantly more prevention actions in place. CONCLUSIONS: ILO provided a good framework to support risk assessment of COVID-19, however only half the organizations were undertaking the necessary biological hazard control actions to prevent COVID-19 at work. There remains a need to understand the inaction of organizations who do not risk assess despite being in a pandemic.

scholarly journals Constraints of The Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) in Construction Projects in Ternate City

2021 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
pp. 10008
Author(s):  
Edward Rizky Ahadian ◽  
Siti Qamaria Rumaru ◽  
Muhammad Darwis ◽  
Erwinsyah Tuhuteru
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Management System ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Constraint Variable ◽  
Low Culture

In a construction project there are various problems that occur, one of which is the problem regarding the occupational Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) which must always be considered. The research location is located in the city of Ternate, North Maluku province. This study aims to determine which constraint variable has the most influence based on the perception of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) experts. The method used is the Analytical Hierarchy Process method through the distribution of questionnaires and interviews with several construction companies. Based on the results of the AHP analysis, the rankings of the constraint variables are as follows: no evaluation related to OHS for workers in the field (0.2312), low culture (0.2277), no punishment for workers who do not carry out OHS in the field (0.1486).

scholarly journals Health and Safety Considerations in Mega Construction Projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Waad Waheed ◽  
Laila Khodeir
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Advanced Planning ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
Safety Considerations ◽  
Complex Project

The construction industry is considered one of the most hazardous industries especially in Mega projects, not only in developing countries but also throughout the world due to its unique nature. The hazards of this industry make it very essential to pay more attention to construction safety and to improve the safety performance of construction companies. However, safety is not a luxury but a necessity, and may be considered an important function to be used against unnecessary loss. International Mega Construction projects are likely to become increasingly common in the engineering and construction industry. A Mega-project as a high impact technically complex project which requires careful advanced planning, large projects are defined as those with construction work valued in excess of US $1billion. On such projects, there may be 60 large contracting organizations and 30 to 40 consulting companies. The construction workforce could total 45,000 personnel delivering over 10 million man hours of effort per month at peak periods, so there is a need of guidance material that can be used to improve the management of health and safety(H&S) throughout these type of projects. Thus the aim of this paper is to identify the H&S considerations that are related to Mega Construction Projects. To achieve the aim of this paper a literature review analysis has been performed where more than hundred research paper that have been published from 1998, to 2018 have been analyzed. Findings of this paper have managed to identify the nature of mega construction projects, the root causes of accidents and the consequence of poor health and safety management in mega construction projects. This paper is considered of value to construction project officers and Project managers working in mega construction projects in Egypt and MENA region.

scholarly journals Health and safety in productive relations: the relational approach as a substratum for decent work in the context of digital-robotization

2018 ◽  
pp. 51-88
Author(s):  
María Salas Porras
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Relational Approach ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Global Nature ◽  
The Right

The sudden and global immersion of society in the era of Digital-Robotization generates high degrees of political, normative, juridical-doctrinal and social confusion. Thus, while the International Labor Organization and the European Union seem to limit themselves to think on the options among the good, the right and the just —think that the ILO and the Union have not yet made a normative pronouncement about it, despite the global nature of the phenomenon—, the countries and their Courts seek solutions without normative support and with more shadows than lights, on transcendental issues for social development —think on the contradictory sentences of the Uber or Deliveroo cases—. In this context, this monographic number of Lan Harremanak provides a magnificent opportunity both to reflect in a multidisciplinary way on Decent Work, and to (re) think, as a society, our present and future. In this reflection, the study of occupational health and safety seems logical and useful insofar as its implementation is beginningto rise to the category of claim not only labor, but genuinely human.

Safety enablers using emerging technologies in construction projects: empirical study in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap ◽  
Karen Pei Han Lee ◽  
Chen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Hazard Identification ◽  
The Body ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Content Type

Purpose High rate of accidents continue to plague the construction industry. The advancements in safety technologies can ameliorate construction health and safety (H&S). This paper aims to explore the use of emerging technologies as an effective solution for improving safety in construction projects. Design/methodology/approach Following a detailed literature review, a questionnaire survey was developed encompassing ten technologies for safety management and ten safety enablers using technologies in construction. A total of 133 responses were gathered from Malaysian construction practitioners. The collected quantitative data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical analyses to determine the meaningful relationships between the variables. Findings Findings revealed that the most effective emerging technologies for safety management are: building information modelling (BIM), wearable safety technologies and robotics and automation (R&A). The leading safety enablers are related to improve hazard identification, reinforce safety planning, enhance safety inspection, enhance safety monitoring and supervision and raise safety awareness. Practical implications Safety is immensely essential in transforming the construction industry into a robustly developed industry with high safety and quality standards. The adoption of safety technologies in construction projects can drive the industry towards the path of Construction 4.0. Originality/value The construction industry has historically been slow to adopt new technology. This study contributes to advancing the body of knowledge in the area of incorporating emerging technologies to further construction safety science and management in the context of the developing world. By taking cognisance of the pertinent emerging technologies for safety management and the safety enablers involved, construction safety can be enhanced using integrated technological solutions.

International Labor Organization: results of the crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-46
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
National Level ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Labor Organization ◽  
Labor Protection ◽  
International Labor Organization ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Protection Systems

In order to effectively overcome future crises, it is necessary to create adequate and reliable labor protection systems. The International Labor Organization (ILO) believes that effective occupational health and safety policies should be implemented at the national level, appropriate organizational measures should be taken and regulatory frameworks should be observed.

scholarly journals Identification, determine and control of health, safety, and environmental hazards associated with the construction projects: State-Of-The-Art

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Khosro Zehro
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Economic Factor ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Environmental Health And Safety ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health And Safety Hazards

The industry of construction is considered a strong economic factor and one of the most dangerous industries. This industry involves a wide range of activities that subject all employees from experts to non-skilled workers to intense undesired situations. Everybody is vulnerable to the hazards, risks, and dangers of this massive industry. Insufficient health and safety management, damage to construction, and constructed environments can also lead to increased accidents and injuries. Accidents not only have consequences of significant suffering and pain, but they are also marginalizing efficiency, time, productivity, negatively impact the environment and overall adding the construction costs. The results of the study will help to identify the essential factors that cause rising rates of risks in construction projects. By identifying these causes, emphasis on environmental, health and safety management will help in implementing awareness to all of those participating in the construction projects. This study demonstrates the criteria and guidelines for the identification, to determine the controlling environmental effects and health and safety hazards at construction project worksites. Furthermore, attempt to explain the techniques of decreasing hazards by the development of pre-construction planning and provide adequate controlling equipment for executing a safer, more profitable construction project from start to the end. Also, in the study suggestions are given for management that they must provide adequate health and safety training for the entire workforce, a supervised workplace by professional site safety managers and operators that will attempt to reduce health and safety hazards at sites.

scholarly journals An Internet of Things and Fuzzy Markup Language Based Approach to Prevent the Risk of Falling Object Accidents in the Execution Phase of Construction Projects

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (19) ◽  
pp. 6461
Author(s):  
María Martínez-Rojas ◽  
María José Gacto ◽  
Autilia Vitiello ◽  
Giovanni Acampora ◽  
Jose Manuel Soto-Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Systems ◽  
Execution Phase

The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm is establishing itself as a technology to improve data acquisition and information management in the construction field. It is consolidating as an emerging technology in all phases of the life cycle of projects and specifically in the execution phase of a construction project. One of the fundamental tasks in this phase is related to Health and Safety Management since the accident rate in this sector is very high compared to other phases or even sectors. For example, one of the most critical risks is falling objects due to the peculiarities of the construction process. Therefore, the integration of both technology and safety expert knowledge in this task is a key issue including ubiquitous computing, real-time decision capacity and expert knowledge management from risks with imprecise data. Starting from this vision, the goal of this paper is to introduce an IoT infrastructure integrated with JFML, an open-source library for Fuzzy Logic Systems according to the IEEE Std 1855-2016, to support imprecise experts’ decision making in facing the risk of falling objects. The system advises the worker of the risk level of accidents in real-time employing a smart wristband. The proposed IoT infrastructure has been tested in three different scenarios involving habitual working situations and characterized by different levels of falling objects risk. As assessed by an expert panel, the proposed system shows suitable results.

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