Strategies for achieving excellence in construction safety performance

EJ Jaselskis, SD Anderson… - Journal of construction …, 1996 - ascelibrary.org
This paper provides strategies for improving construction safety performance through the
analysis of numerical profiles of companies and projects with varying levels of safety …

[PDF][PDF] Safety improvement approaches in construction industry: A review and future directions

S Bhattacharjee, S Ghosh… - Proceeding of 47th ASC …, 2011 - researchgate.net
The construction industry ranks high in the rates of severe and fatal occupational injuries
due to complexity and unpredictable nature of the tasks. Decades long efforts to combat …

Perceiving interactions on construction safety behaviors: Workers' perspective

L Zhang, Q Liu, X Wu, MJ Skibniewski - Journal of Management in …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a systematic approach that incorporates structural equation modeling
(SEM) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to perceive and verify causal-relationships and …

Understanding the relationship between safety investment and safety performance of construction projects through agent-based modeling

M Lu, CM Cheung, H Li, SC Hsu - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2016 - Elsevier
The construction industry in Hong Kong increased its safety investment by 300% in the past
two decades; however, its accident rate has plateaued to around 50% for one decade …

Owner's role in construction safety

X Huang, J Hinze - Journal of construction engineering and …, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
Despite dramatic improvements in recent decades, the construction industry continues to be
one of the industries with the poorest safety records. Recent improvements are due, in part …

Risk-based framework for safety investment in construction organizations

MR Hallowell - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2011 - ascelibrary.org
The costs of construction injuries can have a substantial impact on the financial success of
construction organizations and increase the overall costs of construction up to 15 …

Factor analysis-based studies on construction workplace safety management in China

DP Fang, F Xie, XY Huang, H Li - International Journal of Project …, 2004 - Elsevier
This paper discussed an empirical research on workplace safety management performance
on construction sites in China. Eleven factors that correlate closely with onsite safety …

Strategies for improving safety performance in construction firms

LF Alarcón, D Acuña, S Diethelm, E Pellicer - Accident Analysis & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the years many prevention management practices have been implemented to prevent
and mitigate accidents at the construction site. However, there is little evidence of the …

Owner's role in construction safety: Guidance model

X Huang, J Hinze - Journal of construction engineering and …, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
The practices implemented by owners that were associated with better project safety
performances were described in a companion paper. This paper will expand on those …

Safety activity analysis framework to evaluate safety performance in construction

IG Awolusi, ED Marks - Journal of construction engineering and …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The construction work environment remains one of the most hazardous worldwide. As a
result of dangerous working environments, construction workers often face safety and health …