Occupational accidents and injuries in construction industry in Jeddah city.
Accidents and injuries in construction industry
Causes of occupational accidents and injuries
Construction industry
Falling from a height - electric shock incidents
Occupational injuries
Journal
Saudi journal of biological sciences
ISSN: 1319-562X
Titre abrégé: Saudi J Biol Sci
Pays: Saudi Arabia
ID NLM: 101543796
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2020
Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
08
10
2019
revised:
16
06
2020
accepted:
18
06
2020
entrez:
28
7
2020
pubmed:
28
7
2020
medline:
28
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32714023
doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.06.033
pii: S1319-562X(20)30273-4
pmc: PMC7376124
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1993-1998Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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