Naji Mohammed Al-Faridi Yasser Berzan Hamad Saed R Kh Al-Hajri

Abstract

One of Ashghal's core values and top priority is the occupational health and safety of customers, employees and contractors. Ashghal prioritizes and is concerned about developing the welfare of workers on the site and in the camp. Ashghal develops welfare specifications for the projects to protect workers and be sure the specifications align with international and national requirements. The specification covers the facilities within the site, such as: number of toilets, handwashing basins, rest area/mess hall, shelter, drinking water, first aid room, transportation, clinic, etc. Ashghal develops an implementation and monitoring system to be sure welfare specifications are provided to all workers, referring to welfare specifications as contractual requirements, then linking workers' welfare as one of the monthly KPIs for the project, implementing it by the contractor, and monitoring it by the consultant. Ashghal is also working on developing specifications and requirements for workers' welfare, for example, developing and updating the specifications and requirements for their welfare on Ashghal construction sites, which will be issued soon as the ACS.

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Keywords

Ashghal - Public Works Authority of Qatar
OHS - Occupational Health and Safety
KPI - Key performance indicators
QCS - Qatar Construction Specifications
ACS - Ashghal Construction Specifications
SCH - Supreme Council of Health
HACCP - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
NCC - National Command Centre
MoPH - Ministry of Public Health
HMC - Hamad Medical Corporation

References
How to Cite
Al-Faridi, N. M., Berzan, Y., & Al-Hajri, H. S. R. K. (2023). Enhancement of Workers’ Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare in Ashghal Projects. Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC), 2023(1), 148–150. https://doi.org/10.29117/cic.2023.0023
Section
Theme 1: Contemporary issues in Construction Engineering and Management