In an effort to improve their safety performance a group of Chilean construction companies
proposed University researchers to carry out studies to develop a project management …

The construction industry has experienced a great deal of safety improvement after the
Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. In the last twenty years …

When constructing and updating the built environment, ensuring the safety of all parties
involved is of utmost importance. Traditionally, safety has been measured and managed …

Who is responsible for construction safety: architects, engineers, contractors, or perhaps
even clients? Safety of the constructed facility is normally the responsibility of the architect …

Introduction Safety management in construction is complicated due to the complex “nature”
of the construction industry. The aim of this research was to identify safety management …

Previous research enables managers to apply appropriate safety management factors for
increased site safety. However, the heterogeneity of such factors in contemporary studies …

Safety leading indicators have been investigated as a proactive management approach to
managing construction safety. However, there is a lack of insight into the implementation of …

This paper presents a systematic Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based approach for
Prospective Safety Performance Evaluation (PSPE) on construction sites, with causal …

Applying lean construction practices to safety management is a promising research area
and has been discussed by multiple authors. Some researchers propose that the reduction …

The construction industry experiences high injury and fatality rates and is far from achieving
a zero-injury goal. Thus, effective safety management systems are critical to ongoing efforts …