Abstract
Safety on construction sites is of the highest importance due to the nature of the construction industry. In construction sites, there are always normal activities and high-risk activities that may cause injuries and accidents, and potentially fatalities. Work injuries usually occur because safety rules are not applied or because of a lack of awareness, or for many other reasons. Statistics from official organizations like the International Labour Organization (ILO) indicate that there is a death caused by work-related accidents every 15 seconds. Locally, the 33rd statistical report of the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) indicates that there were 75,825 work injuries among the total number of insurance subscribers during 2012. The report also noted that most of the work injuries took place in construction site projects and manufacturing activities. To prevent and avoid these workplace injuries, safety laws must be strictly enforced. International organisations such as OSHA from the USA and HSE from the UK have developed standards that can be used for safety rules at construction sites. Injuries at construction sites are a global problem. In Saudi Arabia, the number of construction-related injuries is on the rise. Therefore, this research will address A Practical Framework for Implementing Construction Safety Assessments for High-rise Buildings in Saudi Arabia. The research methodology will evaluate 19 construction sites using design criteria (a checklist) based on international safety standards presented by organisations like OSHA and HSE. The results will then be analysed in two phases. The first is the extract ratio of relative importance index. Second one applies AHP technique to get the weight of categories. Last things for comparison is the weight with current situation. I found some categories have a high score level such as fire risk & first Aid. Some other categories were as medium such as PPE.