ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................... 144 Background ..................................................................................................... 147
Occupational safety and health (OSH) in MENA ............................ 147 Safety in the workplace ............................................................ 148 Rules on working time and rest periods in MENA ............. 149 Regulatory texts concerning safety and health in the
workplace in MENA .................................................. 150 Updating national workplace safety legislations
in MENA.....................................................................151 Authorities responsible for drafting OSH laws in MENA ...151 Enforcement and implementation of OSH laws .................. 151 OSH legislation coverage of the workforce........................... 151 OSH inhibitors in MENA ......................................................... 152
Occupational accidents ........................................................................ 152 Statistics on safety at work in MENA .................................... 154 Perceptions concerning occupational safety and health ..... 157
Conclusions ......................................................................................................162 References .........................................................................................................162 Appendix ......................................................................................................... 164 Contractor safety, health and environmental regulations ........................ 164 Lebanon ........................................................................................................... 164
Introduction The MENA infrastructure and construction market is amongst the world’s most attractive, given its sheer size. Forecasting gures predict a total of $4.3 trillion will be invested in construction projects across the MENA region by 2020, representing an increase of almost 80% from today’s spending (‘Saudi Arabia to Lead MENA Construction Boom’, www. constructionweekonline.com, 2012).
