Assessment on Safety Practices of Addis Ababa Road Construction Projects
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chane, Abraraw(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bekele, Betelehem | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-30T05:43:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T14:25:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-30T05:43:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T14:25:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Although proper safety management in construction is of utmost importance; evidence suggests that safety is not adequately considered in many developing countries. Hence, the objective of this study was to assess safety practice in road construction projects in the city of Addis Ababa. Questionnaire survey was used to collect data on safety practice in Addis Ababa road construction projects. A total of 83 questionnaires were distributed in three projects that were run by local Contactor, Chinese Contractor and own force project (the client act as both client and contractor and 83 responses were received. The data was analyzed using quantitatively descriptive statistics Microsoft Excel & SPSS. Consequently, the study result revealed that the safety practices of Addis Ababa road construction projects are not up to expectation. The constraints in implementing construction safety in Addis Ababa road construction projects are lack of personal protective equipment’s, lack of top management commitment in safety programs, insufficient safety budget, lack of safety supervisor on site and ineffectiveness of current safety policies are the top five. Falling in to excavated pit, falling in to hot asphalt(leg or hand burn), falling from scaffolding, nail piercing, car/truck overturning, hit by equipment’s/machinery, rock/ soil slide is and machinery accidents in loading and unloading are frequently occurring accidents that respondents identified in Addis Ababa road construction projects. Hazardous procedures, on or around machines or equipment’s, unavailability of PPE; inappropriate PPE design, improperly guarded areas, lack of safety plan/ risk identification, lack of safety training/ lack of awareness and ineffectiveness of current safety policy are the contributing factors to the occurrence of accidents on the road construction sites in Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/19706 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | safety practice | en_US |
| dc.subject | road construction | en_US |
| dc.subject | project | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment on Safety Practices of Addis Ababa Road Construction Projects | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |