eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture 2328-3998 2015-10-30 3 5 182 192 10.12691/ajcea-3-5-5 AJCEA2015355 article Riham El-nagar leaderabass87@gmail.com 1 Hossam Hosny 2 Hamed S Askar 2 Structural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt Construction Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt The objective of this research paper is twofold. First, identify the main factors that can be considered as safety performance indicators for the construction projects in Egypt. The identification of these factors can contribute to creating awareness and/or improving safety performance. Second, develop a safety performance index for the Egyptian construction projects. Through a comprehensive literature review the different safety performance indicators were compiled. A questionnaire survey was conducted among construction experts to identify the relative importance of these indicators. The study collects data from 238 contractors. The collected data was included information regarding worker factors, environmental factors, and organizational factors. Finally, some statistical analyses were carried out to develop the proposed safety performance index. The study reveals the most important safety performance factors. Among these are the lack of historical factors, natural environment, incentives factors and project budget, plan, and safety training. Moreover, the developed index can be used as an effective tool to evaluate the expected safety performance of any construction project in Egypt. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajcea/3/5/5/ajcea-3-5-5.pdf construction sites safety factors management practices safety performance index