Assessing Safety Training in the Egyptian Construction Industry: A Comparative Analysis
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2024
ABSTRACT
The construction industry in Egypt is booming at unprecedented rates. The Egyptian government is spending a significant amount of its budget to expand the country’s infrastructure systems and build new cities and business hubs. As a result, there is pressure to finish many government-funded projects in record time, which can come at the cost of workforce safety. Additionally, the safety measures adopted by construction companies in Egypt vary significantly according to organizational cultures and workers’ behavior. This paper investigates the current safety training content in the Egyptian construction industry via content analysis. The paper focuses mainly on scaffolds and falling object hazards as it is one of Egypt’s leading causes of accidents. Safety assessment tests were collected from a large-sized construction company and compared to the safety regulations of OSHA. Using content analysis to investigate the collected safety assessment tests, it was found that most of the questions addressed the various areas covered in OSHA. Thus, it was concluded that safety training programs are aligned with the safety regulations in OSHA. Additionally, the study identifies the gaps between OSHA and Egypt’s current assessment to provide recommendations to improve the safety assessment tests to address all hazards concerning OSHA.
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