Evaluating of the Pre-Qualification and Classification Criteria of Engineering Offices in Occupational Safety and Health

Manar M. Abdelrahman¹ , Sultan Tarawneh²

1. Department of Industrial System Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mutah University, Amman, Jordan.
2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mutah University, Amman, Jordan.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.4 , pp.1-8, Dec-2022

Online published on Dec 31, 2022

Copyright © Manar M. Abdelrahman, Sultan Tarawneh . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
This research aims to study the pre-qualification and classification criteria of offices and engineering companies that provide services in OSH, as the research problem is summarized in the absence of a system for pre-qualification and classification in OSH for engineering offices. This study conducted by reviewing the literature on issues related to the pre-qualification and classification process and then followed by a field survey. The field survey process was carried out through a survey distributed to 294 managers, experienced people, and engineers working in offices and engineering companies. Based on the analysis of the survey, it was found that there are important criteria for the pre-qualification and classification process for engineering and consulting offices in OSH, which are respectively according to RII (Relative Important Index): academic qualification in OSH for supervisors (0.8878), an approved professional certificate in OSH for project managers and leaders of the teams and officials within the engineering office (0.8633), a training course of no less than 30 hours in OSH (0.8571). The study has several recommendations, such as applying the model that was developed, to qualify the engineering offices and consultant companies in the field of the occupational safety and health, and applying the theoretical framework for it, by the authorities concerned with pre-qualification and classification.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Pre-qualification, Classification, Occupational Safety and health, Criteria of engineering offices

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