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Ashley, D B, Uehara, K and Robinson, B E (1983) Critical Decision Making During Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 146–62.
Bell, L C and McCullouch, B G (1983) Microcomputer Spreadsheet Applications. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 214–23.
Bowlby, W and Cohn, L F (1983) Prediction of Highway Construction Noise Levels. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 163–80.
Carr, R I and Maloney, W F (1983) Basic Research Needs in Construction Engineering. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 181–9.
Handa, V K and Rivers, D (1983) Downgrading Construction Incidents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 190–205.
Jenny, R J (1983) Compressed Air Use in Soft Ground Tunneling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 206–13.
Koehn, E and Musser, K (1983) OSHA Regulations Effects on Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 233–44.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Accidents; Construction costs; Construction industry; Government agencies; Regulations; Safety;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1983)109:2(233)
- Abstract:
The financial consequences of the direct and indirect cost of construction accidents is large. Previous cost studies show that accidents add approximately 6.5% to the nation's construction expenditures. However, the data from the present investigation indicate there has been a reduction, during a 5 year interval (1976–1981), in the amount contractors perceive they spend for complying with OSHA rules and regulations. The decrease in terms of percentage of construction cost is from 2.8% to 1.4% for the ENR 400 firms and from 4.5% to 2.4% for the OCA (Ohio) contractors. The foregoing may be due, in part, to either a variation in OSHA enforcement methods, or a change in the standard operating procedures of contractors, or both reasons. Whatever the reason, contractors, both large and small, appear to have learned to cope with OSHA and feel that the associated rules and regulations are less of a monetary burden.
Maloney, W F and McFillen, J M (1983) Research Needs in Construction Worker Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 245–54.
Tatum, C B (1983) Innovations in Nuclear Concrete Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 131–45.
Tatum, C B and Cottrell, T E (1983) Resident Engineering in Power Plant Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 109(02), 224–32.