Safety factors considered by industrial contractors in Saudi Arabia

This paper presents the results of a questionnaire survey, which was distributed among industrial contractors in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, and formal interviews with the contractors’ officials responsible for construction safety. The intent of the survey was to gather data on those significant factors that influence the safety performance of industrial contractors. The sample survey consists of 28 companies that are involved with large volume of industrial construction activities in the Eastern Province. The paper identifies 20 main factors and 85 sub-factors and determines their level of importance based on the survey results and the analysis.