Assessment of measures instituted to curb the spread of COVID-19 on construction site

Simpeh, Fredrick; Amoah, Christopher

doi:10.1080/15623599.2021.1874678

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“…The lack of willingness to report oneself may be an avoidance of social stigmatisation that may accompany contracting the virus. This study agrees with the investigations of Amoah and Simpeh (2020) and Simpeh and Amoah (2021) that non-compliance to covid-19 safety guidelines could increase exposure to the virus. Also, the Nigerian government's stay-at-home policy posed a significant dilemma to the construction sector since most workers in this sector cannot work from home.…”

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Covid-19 protocols: assessing construction site workers compliance

Olukolajo

Oyetunji

Oluleye

2021

JEDT

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate construction site workers’ compliance with various coronavirus (Covid-19) protocols while working on construction sites. Design/methodology/approach This survey was conducted at the end of the imposed lockdown following Nigeria’s upsurge of the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey research method was adopted for the study using a structured questionnaire administered to 246 construction site workers under strict Covid-19 preventive measures. The data was complemented through personal observations of the study site activities. The results were analysed using frequency tables and a factor analytical approach. Findings The preventive measures in place on construction sites can be classified into personal protective measures, good etiquette/manners, contact precautions and prompt actions. Although the workers claimed to be aware of the Covid-19 pandemic, their disposition towards the preventive measures on construction sites is worrisome. Hence, their level of compliance with the protocols could mitigate the spread of the virus. Originality/value This paper fulfils an identified gap to study the need to promote public health by mitigating the global pandemic’s spread in areas where social distancing cannot be easily observed.

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Covid-19 protocols: assessing construction site workers compliance

Olukolajo

Oyetunji

Oluleye

2021

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“…A construction organisation insists on refusing sick workers' entrance to the site. The practice is consistent with the recommendations of Raoufi and Fayek (2020), Simpeh and Amoah (2021), which indicate that anyone who shows symptoms of COVID should be identified and disallowed from entering the site to mitigate the risk of a possible spread of the virus. The measure of requesting that workers with symptoms stay home can, however, be supported by necessary follow-ups to establish the nature of the sickness through the COVID-19 test.…”

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Managing the risk and challenges of COVID-19 on construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria

Kukoyi

Simpeh

Adebowale

et al. 2021

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Purpose The novel COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk in construction operations. New systems are, thus, required on construction sites to mitigate the risk and challenges associated with the pandemic. This paper aims to determine construction organisations risk control systems and the challenges of implementing safety measures on construction sites. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a qualitative research method. A purposive sampling method was used to select study participants, who were administered open-ended questionnaires designed to gather qualitative data. The contents of the data were analysed, presented and reported based on the objectives of the study. Findings Some of the construction organisations conducted COVID-19 related risk assessments, whilst a few organisations did not conduct a risk assessment. Inspections to ensure COVID-19 compliance was done by government officials, health organisations and client’s health and safety officers. The construction organisations demonstrated considerable competence in record keeping and some organisations further evolved a follow-up plan for sick workers. The study found that some construction practitioners had misconceptions about the disease, used COVID-19 personal protective equipment incorrectly and lack adequate information about the virus. It is required that construction stakeholders evolve policies and strategies that would promote risk control and foster compliance to COVID-19 safety measures. Originality/value COVID-19 is still new, therefore, the body of knowledge is still at the infancy stage. This paper provided insight into the COVID-19 related risk and challenges that may increase the rate of virus infection amongst construction practitioners.

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“…Thus, major agencies such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) released a set of guidelines that construction employers can follow to safely resume work on construction projects as they weather the pandemic storm (OSHA, 2020b;CDC, 2020;AGC, 2021). Moreover, several studies from various parts of the world were published to report on both the status of construction projects and the safety and health precautions that construction companies are implementing on construction projects (Shibani et al, 2020;Alsharef et al, 2021;Ebekozien and Aigbavboa, 2021;Simpeh and Amoah, 2021).…”

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“…With the topic of health and safety management being at the forefront of the concerns of the construction industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the published studies have focused on analyzing the impact of the pandemic on project performance and developing guidelines to safely execute projects by collecting data through interviews or surveys with selected subject matter experts (Jamaludin et al, 2020;Majumder and Biswas, 2021;Simpeh and Amoah, 2021). While construction workers are the heartbeat of every construction project, there has been limited discussion on the perception of workers in the pandemic and the effectiveness of the newly established safety measures.…”

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Analysis of COVID-19 Concerns Raised by the Construction Workforce and Development of Mitigation Practices

Hatoum

Ali

Nassereddine

et al. 2021

Front. Built Environ.

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The coronavirus outbreak has created a global health crisis that has disrupted all industries, including the construction industry. Following the onset of the pandemic, construction workers faced and continue to face unprecedented safety and health challenges. Therefore, construction employers established new safety precautions to protect the health and safety of the workforce and minimize the spread of the virus. The new precautions followed the advice and guidelines offered by different health and safety agencies like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). With construction projects resuming operations, it becomes important to analyze the coronavirus-related health and safety concerns of construction workforce and understand how the new safety procedures can assist on jobsites. Existing studies mostly focused on interviews and surveys with construction companies to understand the impact on project performance and supply chains. However, no study has yet to analyze the United States construction workforce. This paper fills the gap by providing a qualitative descriptive analysis of the COVID-19 complaints data gathered by OSHA from construction jobsites. Information gathered by OSHA includes the jobsite location, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of the construction company, the type of the complaint (i.e., formal or non-formal), and a thorough description of the complaint. N-grams were employed to analyze the complaints, detect trends, and compile a list of the most frequent concerns reported by the workforce. The analysis of the complaints data identifies safety practices that were most violated, highlights major safety and health concerns for construction workers, and pinpoints geographical areas that have seen a surge in complaints. The study also synthesized the existing research corpus and compiled a list of 100 best practices that construction employers can adopt to mitigate the concerns of the workforce. The findings of this study provide insights into the safety and health trends on construction sites, lay the foundation for future work of academicians and practitioners to address the concerns faced by construction workers, and serve as lessons learned for the industry in the case of any future pandemic.

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Assessment of measures instituted to curb the spread of COVID-19 on construction site

Cited by 45 publications

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Covid-19 protocols: assessing construction site workers compliance

Covid-19 protocols: assessing construction site workers compliance

Managing the risk and challenges of COVID-19 on construction sites in Lagos, Nigeria

Analysis of COVID-19 Concerns Raised by the Construction Workforce and Development of Mitigation Practices

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