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Jannadi, O A and Almishari, S (2003) Risk Assessment in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 492–500.

Kim, K and de la Garza, J M (2003) Phantom Float. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 507–17.

Koehn, E & and Datta, N K (2003) Quality, Environmental, and Health and Safety Management Systems for Construction Engineering. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 562–9.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction engineering; Quality control; Safety; Construction management; Environmental issues; Contractors; Health hazards; construction industry; quality control; management; environmental factors; health hazards; safety;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:5(562)
  • Abstract:
    The philosophy behind quality, environmental, and safety (QES) management systems is a concept that has been accepted by various contractors. Furthermore, a process has been developed insuring that the output produced conforms to customer satisfaction without violating any environmental, health, and safety rules and regulations. An effective QES program not only assures a quality product but also reduces costs, and enhances productivity. It is a top down process, i.e., top management together with line management and other employees develop the program and motivate all personnel to accept the process. Important functions to take under consideration are (1) explain and clarify the quality, environmental, and safety performance expected; (2) involve employees in decision-making and problem solving; (3) describe the consequences of poor quality and unsafe/unhealthy work conditions; (4) establish QES goals and provide feedback on performance; (5) provide a self-monitoring system; and (6) recognize and reinforce good performance and develop a reward system. This paper presents a discussion of the development of a portion of a QES management system which has been employed by a medium to large size construction company. In particular, Items 1–4, listed above, are described in detail.

Lu, M (2003) Simplified Discrete-Event Simulation Approach for Construction Simulation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 537–46.

Lu, M, Anson, M, Tang, S L and Ying, Y C (2003) {[}HKCONSIM{]}: A Practical Simulation Solution to Planning Concrete Plant Operations in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 547–54.

Moodi, F and Knapton, J (2003) Research into a Management System for Diagnosis, Maintenance, and Repair of Concrete Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 555–61.

Nasir, D, McCabe, B and Hartono, L (2003) Evaluating Risk in Construction–Schedule Model (ERIC–S): Construction Schedule Risk Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 518–27.

Ogunlana, S O, Li, H and Sukhera, F A (2003) System Dynamics Approach to Exploring Performance Enhancement in a Construction Organization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 528–36.

Shen, Q and Liu, G (2003) Critical Success Factors for Value Management Studies in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 485–91.

Shohet, I M and Frydman, S (2003) Communication Patterns in Construction at Construction Manager Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 570–7.

Soibelman, L, Liu, L Y, Kirby, J G, East, E W, Caldas, C H and Lin, K (2003) Design Review Checking System with Corporate Lessons Learned. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 475–84.

Zhang, N and Tiong, R (2003) Integrated Electronic Commerce Model for the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 578–85.

Zhong, D H and Zhang, J S (2003) New Method for Calculating Path Float in Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(05), 501–6.