TITLE:
Impact of COVID-19 on the Contracting & Engineering Companies in Gaza Strip
AUTHORS:
Ismail Al Daoor
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19, Impact, Contracting & Engineering Companies, Mitigate, Gaza Strip
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Civil Engineering,
Vol.12 No.1,
March
10,
2022
ABSTRACT: Construction
projects are among the riskiest projects, which require the application of the
right rules and to abide by the proper safety standards. Thus, this study aims
to study the impact of COVID-19 on the construction and engineering companies
due to the Corona pandemic in the Gaza Strip, and introducing the means used in
dealing with this pandemic and how to avoid, limit and deal with it. And to
shed light on the most important obstacles and challenges facing the
construction sector in the light of the outbreak of the epidemic. To achieve
this, a cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire was conducted by
Google Forms. Then, the data collected was analyzed using the thematic analysis
approach. The results show that best procedures to mitigate the impact of this
epidemic and to prioritize the safety and health of employees in contracting
and engineering companies, to provide a safe work environment and developing
plans to confront the spread of injury in the work-environment. The study
recommends that government may provide financial support to companies and
reduce taxes imposed on them in order to be able to confront this pandemic.