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Cote, B, Robinson, B, Gabr, M A and Borden, R H (2013) Performance-Cost Analysis of Stabilized Undercut Subgrades. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 121–7.

de Azevedo, R C, de Oliveira Lacerda, R T, Ensslin, L, Jungles, A E and Ensslin, S R (2013) Performance Measurement to Aid Decision Making in the Budgeting Process for Apartment-Building Construction: Case Study Using MCDA-C. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 225–35.

El-Anwar, O and Chen, L (2013) Computing a Displacement Distance Equivalent to Optimize Plans for Postdisaster Temporary Housing Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 174–84.

Gangolells, M, Casals, M, Forcada, N, Fuertes, A and Roca, X (2013) Model for Enhancing Integrated Identification, Assessment, and Operational Control of On-Site Environmental Impacts and Health and Safety Risks in Construction Firms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 138–47.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Construction management; Environmental issues; Safety; Occupational health; Construction companies; Risk management; Integrated management systems; Environmental management; Health and safety management; Construction process;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000579
  • Abstract:
    Certifiable management-system standards apply similar management techniques and principles, but each system still tends to have a separate structure in construction companies. Research and practice have demonstrated that management tasks may be duplicated when standards are implemented in parallel. Consequently, integrated management systems are strongly advocated. However, existing literature demonstrates that the integration of planning and control instruments involves a high level of uncertainty. This paper presents an innovative model to enhance the integration of environmental- and health and safety–management systems in construction companies, focusing on the subsystems for identifying, assessing, and operationally controlling environmental aspects and health and safety hazards and using risk as an integrating factor. The findings of this study have direct implications for both designers and contractors because the model helps to explicitly consider on-site environmental impacts and construction-worker safety during the design process and offers on-site guidance to eliminate the remaining impacts and risks or reduce them to acceptable levels. A case study is reported to illustrate the practical use of the proposed model and its benefits.

Ho, C M F (2013) Communication Makes a Corporate Code of Ethics Effective: Lessons from Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 128–37.

Hwang, B and Lim, E J (2013) Critical Success Factors for Key Project Players and Objectives: Case Study of Singapore. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 204–15.

Hwang, S, Park, M, Lee, H, Lee, S and Kim, H (2013) Dynamic Feasibility Analysis of the Housing Supply Strategies in a Recession: Korean Housing Market. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 148–60.

Kang, S and Seo, J (2013) GIS Method for Haul Road Layout Planning in Large Earthmoving Projects: Framework and Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 236–46.

Lu, W, Peng, Y, Shen, Q and Li, H (2013) Generic Model for Measuring Benefits of BIM as a Learning Tool in Construction Tasks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 195–203.

Sylvie, J R, Thomas, S R, Lee, S, Chapman, R E and Smith, R T (2013) Development and Interpretation of the Security Rating Index. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 185–94.

Xu, J, Meng, J, Zeng, Z, Wu, S and Shen, M (2013) Resource Sharing-Based Multiobjective Multistage Construction Equipment Allocation under Fuzzy Environment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 161–73.

Yu, W, Lin, T, Liu, S and Chang, P (2013) Is the Knowledge Management System Truly Cost Effective? Case Study of KM-Enabled Engineering Problem Solving. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(02), 216–24.