*2.2.1 Ensuring the safety of maintenance operations*

Many infrastructure maintenance activities involve risks for the people who work in the project or who live in the project's proximity [12]. Hazards involved in construction or maintenance of infrastructure facilities could be even more than

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**Figure 5.**

hope of economic growth.

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safety measures to protect the laborer from falls is essential.

be eliminated throughout the entire maintenance operations.

*2.2.2 Minimizing the disturbance of maintenance operations*

minimized. Some suggested policies are listed in **Figure 5**.

typical (non-infrastructural) facilities as most of them are unique, extensive, and challenging to identify the potential risks during the maintenance operations. As an example replacement of cables of the Golden Gate Bridge requires working at the 746′ above the water level where rain and wind are common. At such condition

The hazards of maintenance operations can pose risks to the public too [12]. Trench collapses and scaffold collapses are some examples. Proper site fencing is one of the major preventive measures. The public can find watching the maintenance operations, such as replacing a segment of a street bridge, interesting. The crowd gathered around a maintenance site is a potential risk that must be handled. In many cases, the movement of large construction equipment, particularly when exiting the site, can cause the risk of accidents with other vehicles, buildings in congested urban areas, and pedestrians. There are comprehensive safety measures in each country to protect the public against these hazards. Any negligence or underestimating the importance of cautiously implementing safety measures must

Many maintenance measures can potentially create a lot of dust, noise, road closure, traffic congestion, odor, power outage, vibration, light pollution, and other problems to the community. It is essential to ensure that such disturbances are

**2.3 Sustainable leadership and management of infrastructures' maintenance**

A large number of factors are involved in sustainability [13]. Examples are people and their health, well-being, and vitality; planet and the impacts of pollutions, energy consumption, and depleting resources on wildlife and habitat; and the economy with its connections to industrialization, and growing demand for more raw materials and disturbances in nature [14, 15]. This means that a great deal of interdisciplinary knowledge and expertise are required to make a sustainable decision. Additionally, every decision has its tradeoffs that need to be evaluated, and it can be challenging to decide what to compromise in the hope of gaining something that is more crucial to the public. The term public in this context is not only the people who might be impacted by that decision; it also spans to future generations [16]. The pressure of profitability almost always amplifies this complexity as it is a powerful incentive for decision-makers to accept the downfalls of a decision in the

While the concept of sustainability seems to be a straightforward approach for most people, due to its comprehensiveness and the conflicts of interests which it

*Best practices to minimize the disturbance of maintenance operations for the neighbors.*

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for the drivers).

• Assigning priority parking for hybrid vehicles.

• Using gulf cars for the trips within the facility.

• Improving access to public transit.

*2.1.3 Maintaining and improving the esthetic aspects*

• Installing electricity charger in parking for electric vehicles.

advantage of advertisements on old looking walls or other surfaces.

the maintenance operations sustainable are explained in the following.

*Best practices to maintain community goals throughout the service life an infrastructure facility.*

**2.2 Keeping the maintenance operations sustainable**

*2.2.1 Ensuring the safety of maintenance operations*

• Creating facilities to use bicycles (parking spaces for bikes and shower rooms

Considering the magnitude of many critical infrastructures, and their long service life, the appearance of many of these facilities deteriorate, and if they are not maintained, they can become the eyesores of the hosting community. This can indirectly impact the neighboring areas and decline their property value. The maintenance must preserve the attractiveness of the community to live and work through the application of different measures that can enhance the appearance of the infrastructure facility. Some examples of performing this are using barrios that can mask an unpleasant view or renewing the paint, fixing the fences, and taking

The maintenance process of critical infrastructure can involve heavy construction or lengthy operations with a lot of potential negative impacts on different aspects of sustainability. Since one of the primary purposes of the maintenance measures is improving sustainability performance, it is crucial not to compromise sustainability during the maintenance process. Some of the measures for keeping

Many infrastructure maintenance activities involve risks for the people who work in the project or who live in the project's proximity [12]. Hazards involved in construction or maintenance of infrastructure facilities could be even more than

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**Figure 4.**

typical (non-infrastructural) facilities as most of them are unique, extensive, and challenging to identify the potential risks during the maintenance operations. As an example replacement of cables of the Golden Gate Bridge requires working at the 746′ above the water level where rain and wind are common. At such condition safety measures to protect the laborer from falls is essential.

The hazards of maintenance operations can pose risks to the public too [12]. Trench collapses and scaffold collapses are some examples. Proper site fencing is one of the major preventive measures. The public can find watching the maintenance operations, such as replacing a segment of a street bridge, interesting. The crowd gathered around a maintenance site is a potential risk that must be handled. In many cases, the movement of large construction equipment, particularly when exiting the site, can cause the risk of accidents with other vehicles, buildings in congested urban areas, and pedestrians. There are comprehensive safety measures in each country to protect the public against these hazards. Any negligence or underestimating the importance of cautiously implementing safety measures must be eliminated throughout the entire maintenance operations.
