Construction Safety Economics And Informatics Perspectives

Author : Rita Yi Man Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811932342

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Construction Safety: Economics and Informatics Perspectives by Rita Yi Man Li Pdf

This book covers the economics of construction safety, such as the asymmetric information of different construction practitioners in Hong Kong, studies feminism in Australia’s traditionally male-dominated construction industry, and researches an efficient Small-Scale Contractors’ construction health and safety performance management in Zambia. It also constructs the risk rating matrix and assesses occupational hazards identification and risk Assessment in Kaligandaki’s Construction Project. Besides, it throws light on construction safety informatics, such as scaffolds safety via rule-based safety checking and BIM. It compares safety awareness in academic databases in construction, manufacturing, traffic, and health and food industries. It studies construction, real estate hazard, and urban renewal hazard articles indexed on the Web of Science. It conducts a systematic literature review on safety culture. Lastly, it reviewed refurbishment and demolition work in Hong Kong’s legal databases.

Author : Rita Yi Man Li
Publisher : Springer
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811357619

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Construction Safety Informatics by Rita Yi Man Li Pdf

This book examines construction safety from the perspective of informatics and econometrics. It demonstrates the potential of employing various information technology approaches to share construction safety knowledge. In addition, it presents the application of econometrics in construction safety studies, such as an analytic hierarchy process used to create a construction safety index. It also discusses structure equation and dynamic panel models for the analysis of construction safety claims. Lastly, it describes the use of mathematical and econometric models to investigate construction practitioners’ safety.

Author : Rita Yi Man Li
Publisher : Springer
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319124308

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Construction Safety and Waste Management by Rita Yi Man Li Pdf

This monograph presents an analysis of construction safety problems and on-site safety measures from an economist’s point of view. The book includes examples from both emerging countries, e.g. China and India, and developed countries, e.g. Australia and Hong Kong. Moreover, the author covers an analysis on construction safety knowledge sharing by means of updatable mobile technology such as apps in Androids and iOS platform mobile devices. The target audience comprises primarily researchers and experts in the field but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

Author : S.W. Poon,S.L. Tang,Francis K.W. Wong
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9622099068

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Management and Economics of Construction Safety in Hong Kong by S.W. Poon,S.L. Tang,Francis K.W. Wong Pdf

Hong Kong had a very bad record in construction safety in the 1980s and before. Since the early 1990s, a number of statutory regulations have been enforced in order to improve safety in Hong Kong's construction industry. The results of these efforts can gradually be seen, and this is evidenced by the significant drop in construction accidents in recent years. This book is important in keeping construction professionals informed about Hong Kong's experience in construction safety. It begins with an overview of safety management systems generally adopted in the Asian context with the support of construction accident statistics from a number of countries or cities. Other topics include factors which influence site safety programmes, construction safety management systems, safety legislation, safety auditing, the procedure of accident investigation, the Hong Kong government's mandatory SSPS (Site Supervision Plan System) that all contractors and authorized persons/registered structural engineers have to follow, and construction safety economics.

Author : Patrick Manu,Fidelis Emuze,Tarcisio Abreu Saurin,Bonaventura H. W. Hadikusumo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429848544

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Construction Health and Safety in Developing Countries by Patrick Manu,Fidelis Emuze,Tarcisio Abreu Saurin,Bonaventura H. W. Hadikusumo Pdf

The global construction sector is infamous for high levels of injuries, accidents and fatalities, and poor health and well-being of its workforce. While this record appears in both developed and developing countries, the situation is worse in developing countries, where major spending on infrastructure development is expected. There is an urgent need to improve construction health and safety (H&S) in developing countries. The improvement calls for the development of context-specific solutions underpinned by research into challenges and related solutions. This edited volume advances the current understanding of construction H&S in developing countries by revealing context-specific issues and challenges that have hitherto not been well explored in the literature, and applying emergent H&S management approaches and practices in developing countries. Coverage includes countries from the regions of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe. This book, which is the first compendium of research into construction H&S issues in developing countries, adds considerable insight into the field and presents innovative solutions to help address poor H&S in construction in developing nations. It is a must read for all construction professionals, researchers and practitioners interested in construction and occupational H&S, safety management, engineering management and development studies.

Author : Helen Lingard,Ron Wakefield
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119159957

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Integrating Work Health and Safety into Construction Project Management by Helen Lingard,Ron Wakefield Pdf

Provides insights into how health and safety can be more effectively integrated into the procurement, design, and management of construction projects This book aims to explore the ways in which technological, organizational, and cultural strategies can be combined and integrated into construction project management to produce sustained and significant health and safety (H&S) improvements. It looks at design and safety practices, work organization, workforce engagement and learning, and offers ideas for producing systemic change. Integrating Work Health and Safety into Construction Project Management addresses how best to achieve safety in design through the adoption of a stakeholder management approach. It instructs on how to drive H&S improvements through supply chain integration and responsible procurement and project management practices. It examines the components of a culture for health and safety and the development of a cultural maturity model. The book discusses the potential to improve H&S through the provision of conditions of work that afford workers a positive work-life balance. It also covers how advanced technologies and the application of techniques developed from health informatics can support real time analysis and improvement of H&S in construction. Lastly, it looks at the benefits associated with engaging workers and using their tacit H&S knowledge to inform work process improvements. This text also: Provides new and non-traditional ways of thinking about H&S Focuses on technological, organizational, and cultural integration Offers a multi-disciplinary perspective provided by an internationally recognized research team from the social sciences, engineering, construction/project management, and psychology Presents, in detail, the collective analysis from a broad-ranging ten year program of collaborative research Contains a rich range of industry case studies Integrating Work Health and Safety into Construction Project Management is an excellent resource for academics and researchers engaged in research in construction H&S, as well as for postgraduates taking construction project management and H&S courses. It will also be beneficial to consultants, policy advisors, construction project managers and H&S professionals.

Author : Imriyas Kamardeen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351616133

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Preventing Workplace Incidents in Construction by Imriyas Kamardeen Pdf

The construction industry is vital to any national economy; it is also one of the industries most susceptible to workplace incidents. The unacceptably high rates of incidents in construction have huge socio-economic consequences for the victims, their families and friends, co-workers, employers and society at large. Construction safety researchers have introduced numerous strategies, models and tools through scientific inquiries involving primary data collection and analyses. While these efforts are commendable, there is a huge potential to create new knowledge and predictive models to improve construction safety by utilising already existing data about workplace incidents. In this new book, Imriyas Kamardeen argues that more sophisticated approaches need to be deployed to enable improved analyses of incident data sets and the extraction of more valuable insights, patterns and knowledge to prevent work injuries and illnesses. The book aims to apply data mining and analytic techniques to past workplace incident data to discover patterns that facilitate the development of innovative models and strategies, thereby improving work health, safety and well-being in construction, and curtailing the high rate of incidents. It is essential reading for researchers and professionals in construction, health and safety and anyone interested in data analytics.

Author : Jose D. Pérezgonzález
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781411631342

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Construction Safety Management, A Systems Approach by Jose D. Pérezgonzález Pdf

The few models on safety management that are available tend to explain a procedure to manage safety rather than a safety management system. The research carried out here, however, models safety management by transforming a common procedural model (i.e. the HSE's model, 1997) into a functional systems representation. The overall goal of the model is to offer clear graphic lines of influence of its different components on organisational safety. The model is innovative not in the components that it considers but in the representation of those components, which details relative distances between elements and, therefore, opens doors to model-driven hypotheses which account for those distances. Therefore, hypotheses are more accurate in their predictions. This model is firstly explored in the construction sector. Results from this exploratory research support the adequacy of the model to understanding safety management and encourage future research of a more confirmatory nature.

Author : Fidelis Emuze,John Smallwood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781315459929

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Valuing People in Construction by Fidelis Emuze,John Smallwood Pdf

Valuing People in Construction provides contemporary perspectives on the ‘glue’ that binds the construction process together; people. The book addresses people issues in the construction industry where behavioural outcomes impact upon business and project performance. The main proposition of the book is that as people continue to lead the completion of construction activities, their health, safety, and well-being should be seen as a priority, and valued by stakeholders. As employers and employees, the role of people in construction must be to strive for the improvement of individual lives and society. This edited collection, which is the first book to focus specifically on placing value on people in construction, focuses on people at work, gender at work, conditions at work, and respect at work. In addition to an editorial overview, the book presents tested and refined empirical work and case studies by leading construction researchers from Africa, Australia, and Europe. Essential reading for researchers, students and professionals interested in construction management, the sociology of construction, HRM in construction, gender, work and health studies.

Author : Jimmie W. Hinze
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 013730045X

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Construction Safety by Jimmie W. Hinze Pdf

Author : V. J. Davies,K. Tomasin
Publisher : American Society of Civil Engineers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015021858694

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Construction Safety Handbook by V. J. Davies,K. Tomasin Pdf

The accident record of the construction industry is one of the worst in Britain. This book is a guide to safety for all those in the industry to whom the duty of care in design and construction management applies. It gives advice on health and safety, and analyzes the problems and their solutions.

Author : David L. Goetsch
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Building
ISBN : 0132374692

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Construction Safety and Health by David L. Goetsch Pdf

For courses in construction safety and health at any university, college, community college, technical school, or corporate training environment, as part of programs in construction engineering, construction technology, construction management, or various construction-related trades. This up-to-date and practical teaching resource makes the theories and principles of construction safety and health useful in a real-world setting, and integrates up-to-the-minute research throughout. Direct and straightforward, it focuses on the specific needs of modern construction professionals and on the requirements set forth by OSHA and other regulators., Each chapter focuses on one key area of concern, and chapters are sequenced to reflect the typical organization of college-level construction safety and health courses. Extensive updates include: LEED accreditation; effects of design on construction safety; new material on ergonomics, human factors, and behavior-based safety; and much more. Every chapter includes review questions, listings of key terms and concepts, and activities promoting critical thinking, discussion, and hands-on application. Student resources are available on the companion website www.pearsonhighered.com/careersresources/.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:153314034

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Construction safety by Anonim Pdf

Author : Construction Safety Association of Ontario
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Building
ISBN : 0919465145

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Construction Safety Planning by Construction Safety Association of Ontario Pdf

Author : Ivan Mutis,Timo Hartmann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030002206

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Advances in Informatics and Computing in Civil and Construction Engineering by Ivan Mutis,Timo Hartmann Pdf

This proceedings volume chronicles the papers presented at the 35th CIB W78 2018 Conference: IT in Design, Construction, and Management, held in Chicago, IL, USA, in October 2018. The theme of the conference focused on fostering, encouraging, and promoting research and development in the application of integrated information technology (IT) throughout the life-cycle of the design, construction, and occupancy of buildings and related facilities. The CIB – International Council for Research and Innovation in Building Construction – was established in 1953 as an association whose objectives were to stimulate and facilitate international cooperation and information exchange between governmental research institutes in the building and construction sector, with an emphasis on those institutes engaged in technical fields of research. The conference brought together more than 200 scholars from 40 countries, who presented the innovative concepts and methods featured in this collection of papers.