Evaluation of Safety Systems in Iraqi Construction Projects

摘要

Constructions projects have the most complicated Operational activities and many activities which need to be executed simultaneously and in the same place. The properties and context of this type of project therefore makes it a highly hazardous place for staff. Building advanced and smart building's safety systems according to a variety of challenges involved makes the construction projects safer and avoids any unexpected costs caused by accidents which can occur during work on a construction site. This paper evaluates the current safety systems in Iraqi construction projects in different ministries and adopts quantitative approaches to collect data by applying a questionnaire survey specially pre-pared for this purpose. The results of the research showed that the safety systems in Iraqi construction were very poor in many aspects for management safety requirements and neutral with respect to site safety and labour safety requirements. In addition to this, the results indicated that the support of the ministries (higher management) was subpar standard in the field of occupational safety levels.