Evaluation of the Possibility of Applying the Clauses of the Specification (ISO 45001:2018) in a Number of Formations of the Ministry of Construction and Housing: Comparative Research

Authors

  • Ali Abbas Fadel Technical College of management - Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Azzam Abdel Wahab Abdel Karim Technical Institute for Administration, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51173/jt.v4i4.916

Keywords:

Occupational Health And Safety Management, International Standard (Lso 45001:2018)

Abstract

The current research aims to determine the differences between the actual reality of occupational health and safety management in the formations of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and public municipalities and the requirements of the occupational health and safety management system in accordance with the international standard (ISO 45001: 2018)، and this is done by identifying strengths to strengthen them and indicating areas for improvement to be exploited in system improvement processes Occupational Health and Safety Department، in addition to identifying the difference in the level of application of the requirements of the specification (ISO 45001: 2018) in the investigated formations، the researcher worked on preparing a checklist as the main tool for this study، and after presenting it to a group of arbitrators specialized in this field، it was conducted Measuring the gap by conducting field inspection، direct observation and personal interviews with a number of administrative leaders responsible for implementing the provisions of this specification in the formations affiliated with the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Public Municipalities، which are represented by (3) formations representing (Roads and Bridges Department، Works and General Maintenance Department and Al-Mansour Contracting Company Ltd.).

Therefore، the study reached a set of conclusions،the most important of which was that Al-Mansour Contracting Co. Ltd. obtained the highest degree in applying the provisions of the international standard (ISO 45001: 2018) amounting to (78.3) and the size of the gap amounted to (21.7%)، followed in order by (Department of Roads and bridges، where it was obtained at the level of application (48.3%) and the percentage of the size of the gap reached (51.7%). As for the Department of Public Works and Maintenance، the percentage of application reached (43.3%) and the percentage of the size of the gap reached (56.7%).and the results can be compared using other methods such as large binary models and hybrid models.

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Ali Abbas Fadel, & Azzam Abdel Wahab Abdel Karim. (2022). Evaluation of the Possibility of Applying the Clauses of the Specification (ISO 45001:2018) in a Number of Formations of the Ministry of Construction and Housing: Comparative Research. Journal of Techniques, 4(4), 275–282. https://doi.org/10.51173/jt.v4i4.916

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