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Abeytunga, P K (1978) The role of the first line supervisor in construction safety: the potential for training, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Albarkoly, K (2017) Exploring the maintenance practices and strategies in the Libyan cement industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
Allenby, V R (1986) Cost models for engineering services, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Alqubaisi, S (2019) Developing a framework to assess the portfolio governance, risk and compliance of Abu Dhabi Government entities in the UAE, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Bartram, N (1981) Evaluation and development of drainage and pipeline construction processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Berny, J (1988) Forecasting and risk analysis applied to management planning and control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Aston Business School, Aston University.
Byrd, R H (1981) The mathematical modelling of the environmental performance of buildings as an aid in the design process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Callcott, A E (1985) Microcomputers for civil engineering consultancy in developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
De Garay, A (1982) Evaluation of public housing strategies in Mexico City: an exploratory goal programming approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Eke, G (2017) Determining the probability distributions of cost and time overrun arising from different contractor selection strategies in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
El Bakry, S M (1981) Measurement of productivity and cost of the direct labour organisation within highways maintenance departments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Flanagan, R (1980) Tender price and time prediction for construction work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Haghdadi, H (1989) The role of micro computers on the construction site, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Izzat, R M (1977) A computerised approach to bidding strategy in civil engineering, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Jesson, J K (1988) Ethnic minority builders: a comparative study of Britain and the United States of America on affirmative action in the building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Aston Business School, Aston University.
Johnston, J O D (1975) Development of a computerised library system in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Jones, A M (1990) Design and construction for traditional house building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Kim, K (2015) Conceptual building information modelling framework for whole-house refurbishment based on LCC and LCA, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
Kotula, M (2013) Development of a risk-oriented strategic sourcing framework for the construction and electronics manufacturing industries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
McLeish, D C A (1978) House building productivity: A study of labour requirements on Scottish house building sites using activity sampling methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Nayfeh, M (1989) A combination of cyclone and vert techniques for the management of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University.
Panopoulos, G D (2003) Economic aspects of safety in the Greek construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: case study; costs of safety; Greece; health and safety; prototype development; safety economics
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- URL: http://publications.aston.ac.uk/id/eprint/12233/
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The thesis addresses the economic impacts of construction safety in Greece. The research involved the development of a method for determining the overall costs of safety, namely the sum of the costs of accidents and the costs of safety management failures (with or without accident) including image cost. Hitherto, very little work has been published on the cost of accidents in practical case studies. Moreover, to the author’s belief, no research has been published that seeks to determine in real cases the costs of prevention. The method developed is new, transparent, and capable of being replicated and adapted to other employment sectors and to other countries. The method was applied to three construction projects in Greece to test the safety costing method and to offer some preliminary evidence on the business case for safety. The survey work took place between 1999 and 2001 and involved 27 months of costing work on site. The study focuses on the overall costs of safety that apply to the main (principal) contractor. The method is supported by 120 discrete cost categories, and systematic criteria for determining which costs are included (counted) in the overall cost of safety. A quality system (in compliance with ISO 9000 series) was developed to support the work and ensure accuracy of data gathering. The results of the study offer some support for the business case for safety. Though they offer good support for the economics of safety as they demonstrate need for cost effectiveness. Subject to important caveats, those projects that appeared to manage safety more cost-effectively achieved the lowest overall safety cost. Nevertheless, results are significantly lower than of other published works for two main reasons; first costs due to damages with no potential to injury were not included and second only costs to main constructor were considered. The results are discussed and compared with other published works.
Parker, M A (2022) Developing a performance index to measure soft skills on construction projects: a Delphi study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Peckitt, S J (2001) Construction industry safety culture: a comparative study of Britain and the Caribbean, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University.
Prabhu, S P (1980) Effective tendering for large scale overseas turnkey projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Sidwell, A C (1982) A critical study of project team organisational forms within the building process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction and Environmental Health, Aston University.
Skinner, D W H (1979) An analysis of the utility of bills of quantities in the process of building contracting, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University.
Thannon, A Y (1989) The appraisal and management of multistorey dwelling blocks using large concrete panel systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Aston University (United Kingdom).