Safety Performance Conditions in the Engineering Projects [ Owner & Contractors Points View]

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the safety performance in construction projects in Gaza Strip. The objectives of this paper have been achieved through studying 53 questiounaires distributed to practitioner contractors and owners .The research results indicate that the safety conditions in local constructions industry is not enough; meanwhile, there is no regulations and rules that control the safety conditions in the local construction industry.

The results show that there is lack ofknowledge in safety performance conditions that affect most of local projects. The results show that both of owners and contractors are not satisfied with level of applying safety conditions in the construction projects.The results of this paper recommended both of private and public firms to bear the responsibility of establishment of regulations and rules to organize the construction safety conditions in local construction projects.