Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety in Khartoum Drinking Water Facilities

Hassan Ahmed Sulieman Abdelrahman

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Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety in Khartoum Drinking Water Facilities

Hassan Ahmed Sulieman Abdelrahman

Published in Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (Volume 2, Issue 1)

Received: 4 January 2017 Accepted: 13 January 2017 Published: 9 February 2017

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This paper aims to identify risks that are likely to affect workers and addressed the problems of work injuries in drinking water facilities, which leads to reduce performance, production and quality in drinking water treatment process. The study assumed that occupational health & safety system was executed in all Khartoum state drinking water facilities. Soba and Bahri stations have been visited, personal interviews with operational and administrative departments and then primary data pertaining to each stage of treatment was collected in both stations. Also a questionnaire developed for this study, distributed to the workers and analyzed using statistical techniques. The study concluded that some of risks in the Khartoum state drinking water facilities cause death, permanent disability and temporary disability. The study recommended that a program of occupational health and safety for all drinking water facilities in the Khartoum state must be developed, implemented and monitored.

Published in	Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.jccee.20170201.13
Page(s)	12-16
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Drinking Water, Khartoum, Occupational Health and Safety, Risk

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Hassan Ahmed Sulieman Abdelrahman. Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety in Khartoum Drinking Water Facilities. J. Civ. Constr. Environ. Eng. 2017, 2(1), 12-16. doi: 10.11648/j.jccee.20170201.13

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Hassan Ahmed Sulieman Abdelrahman. Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety in Khartoum Drinking Water Facilities. J Civ Constr Environ Eng. 2017;2(1):12-16. doi: 10.11648/j.jccee.20170201.13

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Hassan Ahmed Sulieman Abdelrahman

Department of Projects Management, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Hassan Ahmed Sulieman Abdelrahman. Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety in Khartoum Drinking Water Facilities. J Civ Constr Environ Eng. 2017;2(1):12-16. doi: 10.11648/j.jccee.20170201.13

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