Umar, Tariq, Umeokafor, Nnedinma ORCID: 0000-0002-4010-5806, Vali, Mohamed shaik Honnur and Zia, Asad (2022) A comparative study of Occupational Safety and Health (OS&H) regulations in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and Oman. In: Proceedings of the 22nd CIB World Building Congress, 27th - 30th June 2022, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. CIB - International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, Melbourne, Australia.

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Abstract

Considering the importance of the OS&H regulations in curtailing the number of occupational accidents and injuries, this article identifies the gaps in OS&H regulations in Omani construction using a critical review and analysis of relevant literature. Four countries United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Australia (AUS), and South Africa (SA) were then compared to Oman in relation to selected OS&H regulations. The study reveals fall from a height is one of the main causes of accidents in different sectors in Oman however there are no specific regulations that cover this cause of accidents in detail. The only regulation which applies to the “fall from a height” is the regulation of OS&H, issued by the Ministry of Manpower in 2008. Overall, the whole regulations applicable in Oman shows that although the term fall, appear several times in the regulation, the full spectrum of the fall protection is not covered in detail. The provision of chemical hazards in Omani regulations is not of the standards as adopted in the USA, UK, AUS, and SA in that there is limited information for the regulated to support adequate compliance. While the term “scaffolding” was not found in the current regulations enforced in Oman, the term “ladder” was, however, used at five different instances in the regulations which obviously cannot substitute the scaffolding. The development and implementation of separate regulations for different industries and hazards will help Oman to raise its profile in OS&H performance.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	Proceedings of the 22nd CIB World Building Congress, 27th - 30th June 2022, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fall protection; hazard communication; health & safety; knowledge management; legislation
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management K Law > K Law (General) T Technology > TH Building construction
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Engineering (ENG)
Related URLs:	Publisher Organisation Organisation
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 16:23
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/37809

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