Risk evaluation of health and safety procedures in oil refinery and onshore pipeline construction projects: structural equation modelling approach

Abstract

Health and safety are important for large-scale building projects, as most worker incidents happen in complex buildings. Oil refinery and onshore pipeline building projects are complex, large-scale projects with a prominent history of work safety accidents and even deaths. Various risk factors exist that negatively influence the health and safety of workers in oil refineries along with pipeline development projects. Using petroleum products building operations in Malaysia as a case study, this paper identifies important risk factors affecting project safety to present suggestions for reducing risks. This research aims to identify common risk variables and how they affect gas and oil infrastructure project operations. Using quantitative research methodology and analysis approach consisting of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), a risk-management framework for gas and oil building is developed, showing the possible hazards of building an inland pipeline and an oil company. This work adds to current efforts to enhance health and safety results in the construction industry and offers a solid foundation for future research in this area.