Identifying the Critical Factors Affecting Safety Program Performance for Construction Projects within Pakistan Construction Industry ZUBAIR AHMED MEMON*, KANYA LAL KHATRI**, AND ALLAH BUX MEMON* RECEIVED ON 11.11.2012 ACCEPTED ON 20.03.2013 ABSTRACT Many studies have shown that the construction industry one of the most hazardous industries with its high rates of fatalities and injuries and high financial losses incurred through work related accident. To reduce or overcome the safety issues on construction sites, different safety programs are introduced by construction firms. A questionnaire survey study was conducted to highlight the influence of the Construction Safety Factors on safety program implementation. The input from the questionnaire survey was analyzed by using AIM (Average Index Method) and rank correlation test was conducted between different groups of respondents to measure the association between different groups of respondent. The finding of this study highlighted that management support is the critical factor for implementing the safety program on projects. From statistical test, it is concluded that all respondent groups were strongly in the favor of management support factor as CSF (Critical Success Factor). The findings of this study were validated on selected case studies. Results of the case studies will help to know the effect of the factors on implementing safety programs during the execution stage. Key Words: Safety Culture, Critical Safety Factors, Construction Performance. * Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro. ** Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Khairpur Mirs Campus. 1. INTRODUCTION highlighted that construction is one of the most hazardous industries due to its unique nature. Workplace fatalities and injuries bring great losses to both individuals and societies. Table 1 highlighted the Fatality rates in construction industry as compare to the other industries. Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, Volume 32, No. 2, April, 2013 [ISSN 0254-7821] 269 T he importance and role of construction industry in the development and economical growth of most countries has been confined by several studies. However, construction accidents on site are the challenging task for project manager to control. Sharif, [1]