The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projects
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was recognized as a worldwide epidemic and classed as a high risk in early 2020, affecting people's health, economies, and business sectors considerably. This pandemic has had an impact on people's lifestyles and work processes in a multitude of sectors....
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| author | Abdulaziz S. Almohassen Mohammed S. Alkhaldi Mohammed Essam Shaawat |
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| description | The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was recognized as a worldwide epidemic and classed as a high risk in early 2020, affecting people's health, economies, and business sectors considerably. This pandemic has had an impact on people's lifestyles and work processes in a multitude of sectors. The construction industry is one such industry that has had a substantial influence on it. However, this influence needs to be measured in different areas. This study aims to measure the effects of the COVID-19 on the 7 core safety elements and their 24 procedures that are derived from the recommended practices for safety and health programs in construction that is issued by OSHA to see whether their priorities have been changed or not. The data were collected and then analyzed using Relative Importance Index (RII) to study the changes in their priorities; and using t-test to study the significance of the changes before and after COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-826133f2e6604a9490cfc208080199ff2023-01-23T04:08:23ZengElsevierAin Shams Engineering Journal2090-44792023-02-01141101834The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projectsAbdulaziz S. Almohassen0Mohammed S. Alkhaldi1Mohammed Essam Shaawat2Corresponding author at: College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, P.O. Box 2397, Dammam 31451, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Building Engineering, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, P.O. Box 2397, Dammam 31451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Building Engineering, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, P.O. Box 2397, Dammam 31451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Building Engineering, College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, P.O. Box 2397, Dammam 31451, Saudi ArabiaThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was recognized as a worldwide epidemic and classed as a high risk in early 2020, affecting people's health, economies, and business sectors considerably. This pandemic has had an impact on people's lifestyles and work processes in a multitude of sectors. The construction industry is one such industry that has had a substantial influence on it. However, this influence needs to be measured in different areas. This study aims to measure the effects of the COVID-19 on the 7 core safety elements and their 24 procedures that are derived from the recommended practices for safety and health programs in construction that is issued by OSHA to see whether their priorities have been changed or not. The data were collected and then analyzed using Relative Importance Index (RII) to study the changes in their priorities; and using t-test to study the significance of the changes before and after COVID-19 pandemic.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447922001459COVID-19Construction safetySafety managementSafety practicesSafety performance |
| spellingShingle | Abdulaziz S. Almohassen Mohammed S. Alkhaldi Mohammed Essam Shaawat The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projects Ain Shams Engineering Journal COVID-19 Construction safety Safety management Safety practices Safety performance |
| title | The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projects |
| title_full | The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projects |
| title_fullStr | The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projects |
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| title_short | The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projects |
| title_sort | effects of covid 19 on safety practices in construction projects |
| topic | COVID-19 Construction safety Safety management Safety practices Safety performance |
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