Occupational accidents and injuries in construction industry in Jeddah city

Abstract

In Saudi Arabia, the construction industry has been growing remarkably during the past several years. However, the most hazardous worksites in the country may be found in this industry. This study identified the causes of accidents and injuries in the construction industry among 300 workers in Jeddah City, situated on the coast of the Red Sea. Results from the questionnaire showed that the major cause of accidents and injuries is the lack of awareness about occupational safety and lack of experience among the workers (>82%); and the most common type of accidents and injuries that occur in the construction industry, are workers falling from a height (>80%), and electrical shock (>60%). Recommendations to prevent accidents and injuries in this industry are provided in this paper.

Safety Climate Perceptions in the Construction Industry of Saudi Arabia: The Current Situation

“…Due to the high number of accidents in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia [ 6 , 23 , 24 , 25 ], several approaches should be investigated to enhance safety levels at Saudi Arabian construction sites, including safety climate. Currently, there is a lack of research in the area of safety climate in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia.…”

Exploring Fatalities and Injuries in Construction by Considering Thermal Comfort Using Uncertainty and Relative Importance Analysis

“…This study analyzed types of injury and fatal accidents affected by OEQ based on thermal comfort. Most of the earlier works in previous research focused on a specific weather condition, such as those in summer and winter seasons [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. However, the results of this study showed that injury and fatal accidents in the spring and autumn seasons have greater probability than those of the summer and winter seasons.…”

“…These weather conditions affect construction workers' thermal comfort. Abukhashabah et al, 2020 [30] The author investigated injuries and causes of incidents in the construction industry in Saudi Arabia, specifically Jeddah. A prevention method was presented to reduce injuries and incidents.…”

“…As indicated in Table 1 , previous research in this area falls into three categories: (i) research related to the causes of construction disasters [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ], (ii) research related to an analysis of the weather impact on injury and fatal accidents in construction [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , ...…”

“…Studies related to OEQ found that injury and fatal accidents occurred due to different temperature conditions and seasonal changes [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. Earlier work analyzed the causes of injury and fatal accidents in relation to specific weather conditions, such as those in the summer and winter seasons [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. Other research analyzed ‘falls’ and ‘slips’ as frequent types of accident which can be affected by weather conditions [ 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ].…”