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Arias, S (2014) Engineer manual 385 effectiveness: A study of predictive analytics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: construction sector; population; construction safety; government; pricing; regulation; safety; construction contractors; construction contractors; United States; multiple regression; regression analysis
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1654779626
- Abstract:
Under the guidance of the United States Army Corps of Engineering Manual 385 (EM 385), the federal government has taken a stringent stance on construction safety. Using the mandated Occupational Safety and Health regulations and the 29 Code of Federal Regulation as a safety foundation, the EM 385 requires project-specific planning, continuous oversight and direct control of all safety activities. These mandates, required of every Department of Defense entity, focus on safety management not found within other federal agencies, in an attempt to reduce the number and severity of mishaps. This study looks for causation between the use of the EM 385 and the number and the severity of mishaps using three multiple regression analysis. The research population studied included construction contractors who performed work within various federal government agencies. The data was compiled using 2008 data that was merged using the federal construction spending data with mishap rates obtained from the OSHA Data Initiative (ODI). The explanatory variables considered in this research were EM 385 use, contractor size, project size, construction sector, pricing structure, solicitation procedure, OSHA region, disadvantaged business status and type of federal set-aside. The three dependent variables included the total case rate (TCR), the days away, restricted, and transferred (DART) rate, and the days away from work (DAFWII) rate. Analysis of this data revealed that there were no conclusive results showing a causal relationship between the EM 385 and a reduction in the number and severity of mishaps.
Bradford, C W (2017) The impact of the systematic incorporation of tolerances on gypsum board installation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Bruce, R D (2008) A study of craft worker length of employment at select Missouri construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Burns, T M (2007) The effect of selected request for information variables on steel fabrication outcomes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Chukwu, I (2018) Sustainability in the Nigerian construction industry: The feasibility of adopting green building rating system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Dorward, D R (2006) The effect of selected output modifications on facilitating the assessment of PDM schedules, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Fee, S T (2005) Sustainable construction practices: Contractors' perceptions of awareness and participation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Graham, G (2016) Factors influencing and risk associated with the use of drones by specialty construction companies in the United States of America, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Gravitt, D D (2004) The development and validation of a bar code based residential construction quality inspection procedure, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Haddad, B (2007) Risk management in the contractual language in the construction industry: The effect of exculpatory clauses on contractor bid price, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Kamm, J D (2017) A study of technological change in the construction industry through understanding the importance of innovation, risk and stakeholder alignment in construction lending, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Mutai, A (2009) Factors influencing the use of building information modeling (BIM) within leading construction firms in the United States of America, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Ohrn, G (2009) The influence of job-order-contracting as a construction project delivery method on owner satisfaction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Okere, G O (2012) An investigative study of contract administration practices of general contractors on federal and state DOT projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Onsarigo, L M (2016) Cost comparison of horizontal auger boring and open-cut construction methods for culvert installations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Patton, J R (2013) Task diminishment: Construction value loss due to sub-optimal task execution, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Rich, F A (2020) Managing the wear of heavy construction equipment steel track undercarriage by soil sand content, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.
Sauer, A D (2013) Sustainable building codes: How the perceptions of building code officials influence their intent to adopt the international green construction code, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indiana State University.