Identification of the H&S (Health and Safety Factors) Involved in Infrastructure Projects in Developing Countries-A Sequential Mixed Method Approach of OLMT-Project

Ahsan Nawaz, Xing Su, Qaiser Mohi Ud Din, Muhammad Irslan Khalid, Muhammad Bilal and Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah
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Ahsan Nawaz: Institute of Construction Project Management, Collage of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xing Su: Institute of Construction Project Management, Collage of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Qaiser Mohi Ud Din: School of Economy & Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Muhammad Irslan Khalid: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Wangsimni, Seoul 04763, Korea
Muhammad Bilal: Department of Management Science, Bahria University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah: Department of Civil Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Technology, Multan 66000, Pakistan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: Urbanization is playing a key role in big cities of developing countries, which, in effect, is increasing the population. This study takes care of the mega infrastructure project (Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT)) to explore and identify the H&S (Health and Safety) factors that affect the local residents and the main key stakeholders working on the project. A Sequential Mixed-Method approach of the OLMT-project includes qualitative and quantitative methods were adopted. The data have been collected from the targeted population working on the OLMT-project through a questionnaire. The main key finding of the study indicates that poor planning and a lack of communication between the public and government led to frustration. The most significant factors that identified in the study were unsafe to work practice, project scope constraints, lack in technical and material support, unsafe/bad condition, health/environment degradation, declination and loss of resources and time, no proper emergency system, and negligence in adopting safety rules and laws. The study also revealed that the consensus should also be noticed between the key stakeholders (e.g., contractors, clients, safety officials, academia) in the second round of the Delphi survey of the project. The study findings will help the key stakeholders to prioritize their energies towards attaining zero levels of inadequate health and safety practices in infrastructure projects. The study outcomes can also be generalized for the other developing countries having a similar work scenario.

Keywords: construction; health; safety; infrastructure projects; delphi survey; OLMT-project (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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