Adaptation of construction sites to Covid-19 pandemic: Safe construction site certificate for Turkish construction sector

Year 2022, , 301 - 324, 29.07.2022

Arzuhan Gültekin , Alperen Sarı

https://doi.org/10.37246/grid.1084132

Abstract

This study aims to determine the measures against the COVID-19 pandemic at construction sites, analyze the implementability of these measures at selected construction sites, and propose a Safe Construction Site Certificate to improve the health of construction sites. Within the context of these aims, a questionnaire was sent through email to 38 site chiefs at residential construction sites in 15 Turkish cities. Using open-ended, semi-structured questions, the COVID-19 pandemic measures taken in the construction work areas, administrative offices, dormitories, and dining halls of construction sites were examined. For the purposes of data collection and analysis, content analysis method and phenomenological approach were employed. It was determined that the COVID-19 pandemic measures were not implemented at certain construction sites, while they were inadequately implemented at others. In addition, it was discovered that the unity of measures could not be achieved in different facilities of the same construction sites and remained on an individual scale. Consequently, to build healthier construction sites by removing the inadequacies identified by the analysis and taking into account the dynamics of the Turkish construction sector and construction sites, a Safe Construction Site Certificate was proposed.

Keywords

Construction site, Construction worker, Covid-19, Pandemic measures, Turkish construction sector, Safe construction site certificate

Thanks

We are grateful to all questionnaire participants who agreed to collaborate under pandemic conditions and shared their private information about their construction sites.

Şantiyelerin Covid-19 pandemisine uyumu: Türk inşaat sektörü için Güvenli Şantiye Sertifikası

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, şantiyelerde COVID-19 pandemisine yönelik alınacak önlemlerin belirlenmesi, bu önlemlerin incelenen şantiyelerdeki uygulanma durumunun analiz edilmesi ve şantiyelerin daha sağlıklı hale getirilmesi için bir Güvenli Şantiye Belgesi önerisi hazırlanmasıdır. Söz konusu amaç çerçevesinde, Türkiye’de 15 ilde yer alan konut şantiyelerinde 38 şantiye şefine e-posta yoluyla anket yapılmıştır. Açık uçlu yarı yapılandırılmış anket soruları aracılığıyla şantiyelerin uygulama sahası, yönetim ofisleri, yatakhaneler ve yemekhanelerinde alınan COVID-19 pandemi önlemleri sorgulanmıştır. Verilerin toplanması ve analizi için içerik analizi yöntemi ve fenomenolojik yaklaşımdan yararlanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, COVID-19 pandemisi önlemlerinin bazı şantiyelerde uygulanmadığı, bazılarında ise çok düşük düzeyde uygulandığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, aynı şantiyede bulunan farklı tesislerde önlem birliği sağlanamadığı ve önlemlerin kişisel ölçekte kaldığı saptanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda belirlenen yetersizliklerin giderilerek şantiyelerin sağlıklı hale getirilmesi için Türk inşaat sektörünün ve şantiyelerin dinamiklerini dikkate alan bir Güvenli Şantiye Sertifikası önerilmiştir.

Keywords

Şantiye, İnşaat işçisi, Türk inşaat sektörü, Güvenli şantiye sertifikası, COVID-19, Pandemi önlemleri

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