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Feng, K (2020) Environmentally friendly construction processes under uncertainty assessment, optimisation and robust decision-making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Järvenpää, A-T (2022) How to promote innovation from an organizational control perspective a case study of a public infrastructure client, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Jassim, H S H (2019) Assessing energy use and carbon emissions to support planning of environmentally sustainable earthmoving operations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Jongeling, R (2006) A process model for work-flow management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Jonsson, J (1996) Construction site productivity measurements selection, application and evaluation of methods and measures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Laurell-Stenlund, K (2010) Value creation in development and construction of public buildings: The case of houses of culture, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Lundkvist, R (2015) Experience feedback in industrialised house-building: The impact of production strategies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Lundman, P (2011) Cost management for underground infrastructure projects a case study on cost increase and its causes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Meiling, J (2010) Continuous improvement and experience feedback in off-site construction timber-framed module prefabrication, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Osipova, E (2013) On enhancing joint risk management throughout a project's lifecycle: Empirical studies of Swedish construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Rwamamara, R A (2007) Planning the healthy construction workplace through risk assessment and design methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: bridge construction; construction method; construction planning; construction project; construction site; health and safety; injury; vibration; benchmarking; best practice; integrated team; material handling; prefabrication; productivity; risk analysis; r
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- URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-17212
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The construction industry is still one of the highest risk industries as far as work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are concerned. These disorders are the most frequently cited injury to workers, affecting many construction workers in Sweden. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are also of immediate concern to the workers and their families who are adversely affected by these injuries. These injuries are a substantial source of economic drain to the construction industry. Sources of this drain include economic losses incurred from lost or decreased productivity as well as workers compensation costs. Therefore, it is within the best interest of the construction industry to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders from occurring, before they manifest into serious issues of medical, social and economic concern. The purpose of the research presented in this thesis is to increase the understanding of how a healthy construction workplace can be realized through best practices and design methods as prevention strategies. The main objective of this thesis is to identify tools used/usable in construction industry to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers. In this doctoral research project, literature review and case studies have been conducted in order to investigate five research questions and thus fulfil the research purpose. The theoretical framework in this thesis is made of occcupational biomechanics, health and safety management, risk management of occupational health, construction planning, and design for health and safety. The common denominator shared by these theories is the planning of a healthy construction workplace. The research presented in this thesis contributes both to theory and practice in five different areas: The first area is benchmarking the good construction practices to promote musculoskeletal health; this consists of identifying and describing strategies and activities which have proved to be successful in the fight against the development of work-related musculoskeletal injuries in the construction industry; the results of this study allowed formulation of recommendations substantial to the injury prevention or reduction in the construction working environment. The second area of contribution is the risk analysis of repetitive tasks in the industrialized house construction context; this study resulted into a critical look at risk assessment and analysis of workload in an industrialized construction process, using ergonomic tools, situations of high workload and risk for musculoskeletal injury are identified. The third contribution area is a risk analysis of work tasks in a bridge construction process using prefabrication; the study highlights the benefits of using innovative construction methods such as prefabricated steel reinforcement components and self-compacting concrete; in terms of the construction site environment, improved manual material handling and elimination of vibration adverse effects were the benefits. The fourth contribution area is in a form of a conceptual model which contributes to the theory of design as an injury prevention strategy in construction; this conceptual model is the result of the literature study and site observations perceived as insights for reducing work-related musculoskeletal injuries through designing health and safety in construction, the model presented is built on a participatory design process involving all key stakeholders working as an integrated team, risks can be eliminated, or reduced, by changes in design specification. The last and fifth contribution of the thesis is practical way to deal with the problem of planning for a healthy construction work environment; a case study on different construction projects sought to understand how potential health and safety risks can be identified and their solutions or corrective measures implemented as a coordinated effort of all key stakeholders through design visualization tools. The research results suggest that planning for a healthy constructio workplace is possible through the implementation of the industry's best practices of the day, keeping up with the use of innovative construction methods such as prefabrication, yet not taking the health and safety benefits of these methods for granted, thus risk assessment and analysis of workload should remain a requirement in order to provide solutions and communicate them effectively between stakeholders through virtual design.
Schade, J (2013) A design process perspective on the energy performance of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Simu, K (2009) The construction site manager's impact on risk management performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Sterner, E (2002) Green procurement of buildings: Estimation of environmental impact and life-cycle cost, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Toolanen, B (2008) Lean contracting relational contracting influenced by lean thinking, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Vennström, A (2008) The construction client as a change agent contextual support and obstacles, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Wernicke, B (2020) Diversity of flow in production improvements in house building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Woksepp, S (2007) Virtual reality in construction tools, methods and processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.