Construction Safety in Jordan – Conditions and Obstacles

The number of accidents still remains unacceptably high in the Jordanian construction industry. The injury and fatality rates were observed to be increased. Conditions and obstacles, affecting the safety in the Jordanian construction industry are observed and investigated. Results and discussions reveal obstacles related to subcontracting and nonJordanian workers, preventing safety performance, effective implementation of laws, regulations and recommendations, and lead to increasing accident rate toward alarming levels. Other conditions like the increasing need for complex and tighten project were indicate less effect. A general form of an Integrated and Comprehensive Systematic Approach is recommended to deal with and/or overcome such conditions and obstacles.