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Kheni, N A, Dainty, A R J and Gibb, A G F (2005) Health and safety management practices of small subcontractors. In: Khosrowshahi, F (Ed.), Proceedings 21st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2005, London, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 105–14.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: health and safety management practices; small and medium-sized businesses; small subcontractors; research methodology; research paradigm
- ISBN/ISSN: 0 902896 93 8
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2005-0105-0114_Kheni_Dainty_and_Gibb.pdf
- Abstract:
Effective management practices can significantly improve health and safety in the construction industry. The UK Government's Health and Safety Executive has demonstrated that improved management can prevent around 70 per cent of accidents on site. Unfortunately, small subcontractors are constrained by lack of access to technological, financial and management expertise when devising their health and safety management plans. Arguably, they require effective health and safety management measures and evaluation tools that allow weaknesses in their operations to be established and addressed. Such tools would provide a basis for continuous improvement in the health and safety management practices of these organisations. This paper is a stage report on research, which seeks to develop a model of health and safety management by small subcontractors and a tool that will facilitate effective health and safety management in small subcontractor organisations. The paper reviews health and safety management practices within small firms and describes the research methodology.