Impact of Applying Occupational Safety and Health Programs on Employees Performance in Construction Sector

This study aimed to identify the impact of applying occupational safety and health programs onemployees performance in the construction sector, by knowing the available of occupational safetyand health systems and programs in companies working in construction sector, and extent ofcommitment to it and its impact on workers safety and productivity.The study conducted on companies which working in construction sector in Jordan - Aqaba; and thesample of this study was 262 workers selected in the Stratified sampling method from constructionworkers. The survey included sex main factors: Availability of occupational safety and healthprograms, follow-up of high management, employees training, Regulations and laws, Follow up thecompetent authorities to implement safety procedures inside company and improve employeeperformance.This study adopted two approaches of scientific research methods, descriptive analytical methodand field research methodology, and was used statistical analysis of data (mathematical averages,standard deviation and Pearson correlation coefficient) for all dimensions of the study, where thestudy showed a relationship and an average effect between applying safety and health programsProfessional and performance of employees.In additional, the results show that the availability of occupational health and safety systems andprograms in the first place and explained 32.6% of the variance in the dependent variable employeeperformance, then it was followed by regulations and laws related to occupational safety and healthwith which he explained 35.7% of the variance in the variable Sell employee performance, then trainthe workers, where he explained 37.3% of the variance in the performance of the workers with therest of the dimensionsThe study recommended many recommendations that help in implementing occupational safetyand health programs, improve the performance of workers in construction companies, such asintensifying the role of training in safety programs, and activating the supervisory role of local authorities by monitoring theSolid State TechnologyVolume: 63 Issue: 6Publication Year: 20203333Archives Available @ www.solidstatetechnology.usapplying of programs within companies, interest of high management in implementing theseprograms. The study also recommended further studies and research focusing on the importance ofapplying occupational safety and health programs and their impact on raising production andprotecting workers