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Alwasel, A, Abdel-Rahman, E M, Haas, C T and Lee, S (2017) Experience, Productivity, and Musculoskeletal Injury among Masonry Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Borges, W F and Mário, P d C (2017) Five Project-Duration Control Methods in Time Units: Case Study of a Linearly Distributed Planned Value. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Chang, R, Zuo, J, Soebarto, V, Zhao, Z, Zillante, G and Gan, X (2017) Discovering the Transition Pathways toward Sustainability for Construction Enterprises: Importance-Performance Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Dinca, M S, Barbuta-Misu, N, Madaleno, M, Dinca, G and Deari, F (2017) Integrated Analysis of EU Construction Companies’ Financial Performances. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Kwon, N, Park, M, Lee, H, Ahn, J and Kim, S (2017) Construction Noise Prediction Model Based on Case-Based Reasoning in the Preconstruction Phase. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Lee, D, Lee, S and Kim, S (2017) Composite Phase-Change Material Mold for Cost-Effective Production of Free-Form Concrete Panels. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Li, R and Roberti, R (2017) Optimal Scheduling of Railway Track Possessions in Large-Scale Projects with Multiple Construction Works. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Liu, H, Jazayeri, E and Dadi, G B (2017) Establishing the Influence of Owner Practices on Construction Safety in an Operational Excellence Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Liu, J, Xie, Q, Xia, B and Bridge, A J (2017) Impact of Design Risk on the Performance of Design-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Luo, X, Li, H, Dai, F, Cao, D, Yang, X and Guo, H (2017) Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Worker Response to Proximity Warnings of Construction Safety Hazards: Toward Constant Review of Safety Risk Control Measures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Marrana, T C, Silvestre, J D, de Brito, J and Gomes, R (2017) Lifecycle Cost Analysis of Flat Roofs of Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Mohseni, H, Setunge, S, Zhang, G and Wakefield, R (2017) Markov Process for Deterioration Modeling and Asset Management of Community Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Pereira, E, Han, S, AbouRizk, S and Hermann, U (2017) Empirical Testing for Use of Safety Related Measures at the Organizational Level to Assess and Control the On-Site Risk Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Sullivan, J, Asmar, M E, Chalhoub, J and Obeid, H (2017) Two Decades of Performance Comparisons for Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk, and Design-Bid-Build: Quantitative Analysis of the State of Knowledge on Project Cost, Schedule, and Quality. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Teo, P and Love, P E D (2017) Re-Examining the Association between Quality and Safety Performance in Construction: From Heterogeneous to Homogeneous Datasets. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

• Type: Journal Article
• Keywords: Quantitative methods; Injury; Nonconformances (NCR); Rework;
• ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
• URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001285
• Abstract:
  Recent research undertaken revealed that a significant positive relationship exists between quality and safety performance. A major limitation of this research, however, was the nature of the sample; it was heterogeneous (i.e., a combination of U.S. and international projects) and the sample was restricted to 18 projects. Building upon initial research, this paper re-examines the association between quality and safety using a homogeneous sample of 569 projects, which were derived from an Australian construction company with an annual turnover in excess of $1 billion Australian dollars (AU$). A total of 19,314 nonconformances and 17,783 injuries were used to determine the validity and reliability of previous research. A weak association between quality and safety performance was found (p<0.01). The p-values did not indicate any significant association between first aid and quality rates, except for the injury rate and rework frequency per million scope, which yielded an r-value of 0.307 and p-value 0.046 that is significant at 0.01 level. An association, however, between injuries and rework was identified (r2=0.70). The discrepancy between this research’s findings and that of previous work led to an examination of the issues of using ratios in correlation analysis. Thus, the statistical and arithmetic issues associated with the use of ratios are discussed, and it is recommended that estimating the relationships between quality and safety should be examined using regression techniques or analysis of covariance. Linear regression, therefore, was performed with the injury data as the dependent variable, and rework frequency and personnel hours as the independent variables. The regression results demonstrated that there is a significant association between injuries, and rework and personnel hours; it was revealed that both predictors accounted for 68.2% of the explained variability in injury frequency. The replication of the initial research has enabled a significant advancement in knowledge about relationship between quality and safety performance.

Yeh, H, Hsieh, T and Chen, J (2017) Managing Complex Engineering Interfaces of Urban Mass Rapid Transit Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Yuan, C, McClure, T, Cai, H and Dunston, P S (2017) Life-Cycle Approach to Collecting, Managing, and Sharing Transportation Infrastructure Asset Data. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Zahoor, H, Chan, A P C, Utama, W P, Gao, R and Memon, S A (2017) Determinants of Safety Climate for Building Projects: SEM-Based Cross-Validation Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).

Zhao, Z, Tang, C, Zhang, X and Skitmore, M (2017) Agglomeration and Competitive Position of Contractors in the International Construction Sector. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).