The construction industry has always been considered as one of the most hazardous industries globally. The condition is worse in developing countries due to poor implementation of safety management. To overcome this problem, there is a need to focus on improving the implementation of safety programs. This paper aims to identify the factors that have the potential to influence the implementation of safety programs in construction projects in developing countries. An extensive review of literature found 21 critical success factors. Sixteen semi-structured interviews with experts in the Iraqi construction industry was conducted to gain in-depth insight and understanding of these factors. The interviewees confirmed the relevance of the success factors and emphasized on the importance of several factors, including management commitment, safety training, the enforcement of safety rules and regulations, and stakeholder collaboration. Technology is a new factor identified by the interviewees. The findings can used in the Iraqi construction industries and in developing countries to support the implementation of safety programs.

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The public transport system is essential for any community to develop socio-economic growth. Performance indicators are the indication tools that determine where the defects are. As a result, the greater Amman municipality GAM has addressed this issue by launching a new transport system called the “Amman Bus Rapid Transit” BRT system that serves the public. Therefore, this paper investigates the sustainability performance indicators with respect to the economic, environmental, and social dimensions that measure the Amman BRT system. The literature review was the first tool used to generate indicators followed by commencing semi-structured interviews with five experts in the field. The findings indicated that there are 13 indicators that can be used to measure the sustainability performance of the Amman BRT system. Moreover, the results showed that the overall indicators are significant, but the most important one is affordability within the economic dimension. The current study recommended extending the methodology to use different multi-criteria decision-making techniques.

Nowadays, power plants, generators, substations, and equipment are becoming technologically more sophisticated and difficult to control besides that any interruption in power supply will cause losses to the industry and economy. Therefore, the importance of maintenance with enhancing availability, performance efficiency, on-time deliveries, safety necessities, and overall plant productivity become more necessary. In this context, the electricity industry in Arab countries is increasingly realizing the importance of the maintenance role. The main objective of this paper is to assess the maintenance management (MM) practices, operational performance, and issues faced by maintenance functions in Jordanian power companies as a representative case study for all Arab countries. A comprehensive survey methodology was developed, implemented, and presented to collect data in this study. To achieve this goal, a questionnaire was developed to analyze the requirements, and service difficulties, namely, maintenance planning, automation implementation, maintenance barriers, productivity measurements, staff training needs, and assessment. We then distributed the questionnaire to a selected sample of Jordanian electricity companies which has been filled out mainly through text surveys and personal interviews. The main obtained results of this study, related to maintenance practices and procedures that promote equipment availability, are summarized as increased use of predictive, intensive maintenance, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and maintenance troubleshooting techniques. Additionally, more understanding of the company's development strategy and maintenance automation. Thus, a more comprehensive maintenance program has to be implemented, so that the enhancement of performance in the equipment availability can be attained.