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Arditi, D and Ongkasuwan, D (2009) Duties and Responsibilities of Construction Managers: Perceptions of Parties Involved in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1370–4.
Bayraktar, M E and Hastak, M (2009) Bayesian Belief Network Model for Decision Making in Highway Maintenance: Case Studies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1357–69.
Braimah, N and Ndekugri, I (2009) Consultants’ Perceptions on Construction Delay Analysis Methodologies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1279–88.
Davis, K A and Songer, A D (2009) Resistance to IT Change in the AEC Industry: Are the Stereotypes True?. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1324–33.
Fong, P S W and Kwok, C W C (2009) Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management Success at Project and Organizational Levels in Contracting Firms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1348–56.
Hallowell, M R and Gambatese, J A (2009) Construction Safety Risk Mitigation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1316–23.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Construction management; Risk management; Safety;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000107
- Abstract:
Construction safety and health management has improved significantly following the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. In response to this legislation, contractors began implementing safety programs to reduce occupational safety and health hazards on construction sites. Researchers recently found that the current process of selecting specific elements for a safety program is informal. This paper describes the results of a recent study designed to determine the relative effectiveness of safety program elements by quantifying their individual ability to mitigate construction safety and health risks. In order to determine the effectiveness of individual safety program elements, the following research activities were performed: (1) an appropriate safety risk classification system was created using an aggregation of relevant literature; (2) highly effective safety program elements were identified in literature; and (3) the ability of each safety program element to mitigate a portion of each of the safety risk classes was quantified using the Delphi method. The results of the research indicate that the most effective safety program elements are upper management support and commitment and strategic subcontractor selection and management and the least effective elements are recordkeeping and accident analyses and emergency response planning. It is expected that the data presented in this paper can be used to strategically select elements for a safety program, target specific safety and health risks, and influence resource allocation when funds are limited.
Lee, H, Shin, J, Park, M and Ryu, H (2009) Probabilistic Duration Estimation Model for High-Rise Structural Work. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1289–98.
Sacks, R, Treckmann, M and Rozenfeld, O (2009) Visualization of work flow to support lean construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1307–15.
Tuuli, M M and Rowlinson, S (2009) Performance Consequences of Psychological Empowerment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1334–47.
Williams, R C, Hildreth, J C and Vorster, M C (2009) Highway Construction Data Collection and Treatment in Preparation for Statistical Regression Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1299–306.