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Al-Turfi, S (2017) Best practice project management for the sustainable regeneration of Holy Karbala Province in Iraq, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bolton.
Arewa, A O (2014) An empirical analysis of commitment to health and safety and its effect on the profitability of UK Construction SMEs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Bolton.
Babangida, I (2014) Hierarchical structuring and evaluation of risks, uncertainties and technical challenges faced by building refurbishment contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, University of Bolton.
Emam, H (2021) Optimising project controls for construction using BIM and Big Data Analytics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bolton.
Evans, M (2022) Strategic frameworks for managing lean construction on megaprojects: towards global integrated delivery and corporate governance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bolton.
Ibbotson, K (2020) Prioritising carbon reduction in UK public sector flood and coastal risk management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bolton.
Kaggiah, G M B (2022) Strategies for improving the sustainability of SMEs in the construction industry in Malawi, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bolton.
Kaunda, R T (2020) Project Delivery Methods impact on efficient delivery of road construction projects in Malawi, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bolton.
Mulenga, C Z (2020) Construction project performance in Zambia: A case study of public high schools, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bolton.
Sherratt, F S (2012) Constructing safety on sites: an exploration of the social construction of safety on large UK construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bolton.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: conflict; construction site; safety; training; UK
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- URL: http://ubir.bolton.ac.uk/593/
- Abstract:
Significant attempts have been made by large contractors in the UK construction industry to improve safety on their sites. Safety management systems have been put in place, minimum training requirements have been established, and worker engagement initiatives implemented in the quest for a positive safety culture. However accidents and incidents still occur. Grounded in social constructionism, this study sought to explore how people construct safety in and through their interactions at work on the large construction sites of the UK. Data was collected from five UK construction projects, all over £20m in value, and included site safety signage, conversations discussing safety and various safety documents. Discourse analysis of the data revealed considerable variation in the contextual constructions of safety. Safety was found to be inconsistent, incomplete and incidental, relating to a variety of different realities in a variety of different contexts. Relatively straightforward constructs and discourses developed around safety, such as its polarisation, the construction of safety as PPE itself, and the development of safety as un-safety. However these were further developed by more complicated and interrelated discourses of safety as practice, enforcement and engagement. The variation within and between these master discourses has consequences for safety culture in terms of its construction, homogenisation and perpetuation on sites. The study makes recommendations for further academic research to examine the variation in the discourses of safety within the management hierarchy, who seek to develop a safe work environment through the safety culture programmes yet are challenged by the conflicts of safety as engagement and safety as enforcement. The study also suggests industry interventions to facilitate the improvement and development of practices to assist safety management on large UK construction sites.