Abstract:
In many countries construction industry plays an important role on
economic and social development. In economic and developing countries
Safety considered as an essential factor. Because safety rules are not
committed in Sudan, construction industry suffers from unsafe situations in
safety and health.
This study seeks for evaluating safety culture for site engineers in
construction industry in Khartoum state. In order to achieve the aims of the
study the following objectives have to be done: First, identify the elements of
safety culture. Second, assessment of safety culture for site's engineer's, and
finally, developing methodological frame-work to improve safety culture for
site's engineer's in construction industry.
The study has been done in three stages: study of the previous literature
reviews which have relevant questionnaire survey for data and finally inquiry
accurately the findings through applied on (SPSS, 2017) program to analyse
data. Data was collected through distributing the questionnaire for hundred
constitutes in the field of Sudanese construction industry in Khartoum state.
The rate of response is 100% for all questionnaires.
The findings of the study show that site engineers have positive idea for five
factors of safety culture which are: Management Commitment, Safety
Priority, Safety Rules, Physical Work Environment and Personal appreciation
Risk. Also findings explained that safety culture for site engineers is average.
Another finding explained that, for improving and developing safety culture
must give it priority in company headquarters, investigate causes that lead to
accident, check out safety preparations and rotation training when new
projects starting.
Finally the study offered recommendations to the competent authorities
who has decision and constitutes which work in construction industry sectors
in order to improve safety culture.
