Developing a model to measure the effectiveness of safety management systems of construction sites

EAL Teo, FYY Ling - Building and environment, 2006 - Elsevier
In Singapore, the construction industry had implemented safety management system (SMS)
and SMS auditing for about 10 years now, but the improvement in safety standard is not …

Benchmarking studies on construction safety management in China

DP Fang, XY Huang, J Hinze - Journal of construction engineering …, 2004 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents information by which to measure safety management performance on
construction sites. In China, the conventional construction safety benchmarking approach is …

A comparative analysis of safety management and safety performance in twelve construction projects

S Winge, E Albrechtsen, J Arnesen - Journal of safety research, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Implementation of safety management systems in Hong Kong construction industry–A safety practitioner's perspective

NSN Yiu, NN Sze, DWM Chan - Journal of safety research, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction In the 1980s, the safety management system (SMS) was introduced in the
construction industry to mitigate against workplaces hazards, reduce the risk of injuries, and …

Fuzzy structural equation model to assess construction site safety performance

M Gunduz, MT Birgonul, M Ozdemir - Journal of Construction …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The main goal of this study is to examine the relationships between determinants of safety
performance of construction sites. To achieve this goal, 168 observable variables and 16 …

Measuring effectiveness of safety programmes in the Thai construction industry

T Aksorn, BHW Hadikusumo - Construction Management and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Some safety programmes are more effective than others in improving safety performance at
the project level. The effectiveness of safety programmes was evaluated by studying 70 …

A framework for evaluating the safety performance of construction contractors

ST Ng, KP Cheng, RM Skitmore - Building and environment, 2005 - Elsevier
Improvements to contracting organisations' safety standards could inevitably be helped by
continuous monitoring and review of their safety performance. To achieve this, an objective …

Safety Management System (SMS) framework development–Mitigating the critical safety factors affecting Health and Safety performance in construction projects

U Khalid, A Sagoo, M Benachir - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is known both for its significance in economic growth and its
hazardous nature. The accidents on construction sites not only cause fatalities but also affect …

The use and abuse of safety indicators in construction

D Oswald, RP Zhang, H Lingard… - Engineering …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a critical review of the use of safety
performance indicators in the construction industry. The authors consider the strengths …

A critical analysis of safety performance indicators in construction

AY Shaikh, R Osei‐Kyei, M Hardie - International Journal of Building …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Safety performance indicators are a major research concern globally in the
construction sector, so this study aims to systematically analyse construction safety …