What is it about?

This article mainly discussed the occupational safety and health in the construction industry. The poor occupational safety and health status result in to occupational accidents which involved a huge cost. The cost of accidents in construction in Oman is calculated by two different parameters i.e. the number of workers and values of construction projects. The results shows that the cost of occupational accidents in very huge in Oman due several factors. By understanding the cost of accidents, the decision makers in construction organizations will realize that investment in the safety is in their own financial interest.

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Construction is the second most hazardous industry, however top management of such organizations hesitate to invest on safety due to poor understanding of the cost associated with accidents. This article represent the overall cost of accidents in construction in Oman. The awareness of the cost of accidents will help construction organizations as well as government organizations to develop strategies for reducing such cost.

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Accidents in construction can be of different types such as first aid accident, alternate work injury, medical treatment injury and property or equipment damage. If the accident involved fatality, then it become very difficult to estimate its cost. Accidents which involves deaths also results in to social problems and affect the families. The results reported in this paper give an overall estimate of the cost of accidents in construction in Oman, however it is recommended that such cost need to be evaluated considering Oman and construction industry specific factors.

Dr. Tariq Umar
Kingston University

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This page is a summary of: Briefing: Cost of accidents in the construction industry of Oman, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, June 2017, ICE Publishing,
DOI: 10.1680/jmuen.16.00032.
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