Volume : II, Issue : IX, September - 2013

New strategy for Improving Safety Performance of an Infrastructure project in UAE

Ganapathi Bhat, Sidde Gowda

Abstract :

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Emirate issued a Decree no 42 for the implementation of Abu Dhabi Environment, Health and Safety Management System (ADEHSMS) with the support of Higher Committee, The Competent Authority, the Sector Regulator Authority (SRA) and entities. . All entities in the Building and Construction (B&C) Sector shall develop and implement their EHSMS in line with the requirements of ADEHSMS.. In this study, challenges that could be encountered for a successful safety management system (SMS) in the B&C Sector in the Emirate were identified and potential opportunities that may arise were highlighted. In this work, we started by collecting a dataset between 2011 and 2013 for the construction of infrastructure project sites. The accident occured in the period of 2011 to 2013 cause more equipment damage in the construction sector and workshop. The comparison data from 2011 to 2013 shows that the incident rate decreased from 75% to 8.33 % due to the effective enforcement from the Legal authorities and entities.

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Ganapathi Bhat, Sidde Gowda New strategy for Improving Safety Performance of an Infrastructure project in UAE International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 9 September 2013

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