A review of models relevant to road safety

BP Hughes, S Newstead, A Anund, CC Shu… - Accident Analysis & …, 2015 - Elsevier
It is estimated that more than 1.2 million people die worldwide as a result of road traffic
crashes and some 50 million are injured per annum. At present some Western countries' …

Ontology-based semantic modeling of construction safety knowledge: Towards automated safety planning for job hazard analysis (JHA)

S Zhang, F Boukamp, J Teizer - Automation in Construction, 2015 - Elsevier
Construction safety related knowledge and project specific information are scattered and
fragmented. Despite technological advancements of information and knowledge …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a safety performance index for construction projects in Egypt

R El-Nagar, H Hosny, HS Askar - American Journal of Civil Engineering …, 2015 - Citeseer
The objective of this research paper is twofold. First, identify the main factors that can be
considered as safety performance indicators for the construction projects in Egypt. The …

Neural network model for the prediction of safe work behavior in construction projects

DA Patel, KN Jha - Journal of construction engineering and …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
A model has been developed employing an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the
safe work behavior of employees using 10 safety climate constructs determined through …

[PDF][PDF] Study on the impact of accidents on construction projects

WA Asanka, M Ranasinghe - 6th International Conference on …, 2015 - researchgate.net
As the construction industry is carried out in hazardous environments, it experiences
accidents in different levels of severity, some causing minor and major injuries with even …

[HTML][HTML] Surprising incentive: an instrument for promoting safety performance of construction employees

F Ghasemi, I Mohammadfam, AR Soltanian… - Safety and health at …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background In comparison with other industries, the construction industry still has a higher
rate of fatal injuries, and thus, there is a need to apply new and innovative approaches for …

Use of safety management practices for improving project performance

EWL Cheng, S Kelly, N Ryan - … journal of injury control and safety …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Although site safety has long been a key research topic in the construction field, there is a
lack of literature studying safety management practices (SMPs). The current research …

An overview of the management commitment to safety elements for mitigating accidents in the construction industry

HA Hamid, MN Abdullah, M Asmoni… - Jurnal …, 2015 - journals.utm.my
Due to the importance of management commitment to safety for influencing workplace safety
performance, this paper aims to investigate the current literatures, prepare a compilation and …

[PDF][PDF] Integrated delivery of quality, safety and environment through road sector procurement: The case of public sector agencies in Ghana

AM Mahamadu, L Mahdjoubi, C Booth… - Journal of Construction …, 2015 - academia.edu
Poor quality, safety and environmental (QSE) performance within Ghana's road sector has
been cited as a major challenge in the procurement of infrastructure. This study evaluates …

Multiple baseline testing: Experimental method for drawing causal inferences in construction engineering and management research

A Albert, MR Hallowell, H Lingard… - Journal of Construction …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Identifying and evaluating solutions for critical industry challenges is a major theme of
construction engineering and management (CEM) research. Researchers and practitioners …