Appraising safety performance in king Abdul Aziz university campus facilities

The present study was conducted to appraise safety in different facilities of King Abdul-Aziz University [KAUU] Campus, particularly in laboratories including students dormitories. It was concluded that safety conditions at KAAU campus are needed to be improved. This conclusion has been reached considering construction features, layout, furniture, ventilation, illumination, electrical safety, equipment arrangement and operation, safe storage and handling and disposal of hazardous materials, fire safety, safety equipment and safety practices within the campus. Moreover, safety situation in prefabricated buildings was worse than in concrete structured buildings due to the aging of the former and overlooking of safety standards

Study of illumination in Jeddah metallurgical industries

The present study was conducted in 10 metallurgical industries in Jeddah, including 40 departments performing sheet works, machining, assembly, inspection and painting, with the objectives of testing the compliance of illumination levels with the recommended standards, exploring contributing factors to discovered anomalies, and recommending remedies for deficient illumination areas. Results indicated that illumination is satisfactory during day in 65% of the 40 surveyed departments, while at night, it is not satisfactory in 90% of the 19 department that have night shifts. A 1: 10 windows and open doors area to floor area ratio seems to be a decisive factor for satisfactory illumination during day time. Deficient illumination levels are mainly attributed to improper layout distribution of light fixtures, fusion of many lamps and deficient illumination of others, accumulation of dust and dirt on luminaires, window glass, ceilirgs and walls, and low reflectance of surrounding articles. Recommendations to remedy these deficiencies were suggested

Study of noise pollution during hajj

Noise was assessed during Hajj season of 1417 H [March-April, 1997G] in 10 locations where pilgrims stay when performing Hajj. The results demonstrated existence of noise pollution problem as revealed from comparing noise levels there before and during Hajj days with corresponding noise backgrounds. This problem has been attributed to Hajj activities including stationary, mobile crowds, moving traffic masses, and other sources of noise. An outline for a control strategy to abate the problem was presented