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Baker, S, Ponniah, D and Smith, S (1999) Risk response techniques employed currently for major projects. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 205-13.
Baldwin, A N, Austin, S A, Hassan, T M and Thorpe, A (1999) Modelling information flow during the conceptual and schematic stages of building design. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 155-67.
Chan, A P C (1999) Modelling building durations in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 189-96.
Goh, B-H (1999) An evaluation of the accuracy of the multiple regression approach in forecasting sectoral construction demand in Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 231-41.
Green, S D (1999) The missing arguments of lean construction. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 133--7.
Gyi, D E, Gibb, A G F and Haslam, R A (1999) The quality of accident and health data in the construction industry: interviews with senior managers. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 197-204.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: accident data; health; interviews; safety
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461999371691
- Abstract:
Despite recent changes in legislation and advances towards an integrated project-wide approach, health and safety management in the construction industry is still a major problem, involving a substantial cost to business, society and individuals. A prerequisite to improving the situation and developing an effective management strategy is monitoring, providing a detailed understanding of the effectiveness of different approaches to intervention. This paper describes a feasibility study using in-depth interviews with senior managers to explore the quality of accident and health data of nine large, high profile companies from the engineering construction sector. The interview dialogue comprised a series of questions and issues to be explored on the organization’ s accident reporting systems (e.g. what is reported, analysis performed, computerization), unsafe act and near miss auditing (e.g. definition, validity), failure type indicators (e.g. auditing, quantification) and safety culture indicators (e.g. commitment, health). Although safety was a priority for companies, health (i.e. medicals and monitoring systems) had not been given the same consideration, especially with regard to sub-contracted labour. This study shows that the validity of accident statistics as a measure of safety remains a limitation and that there is a requirement for a consistent and integrated approach to the measurement of health and safety performance.
Li, H and Love, P E D (1999) Combining rule-based expert systems and artificial neural networks for mark-up estimation. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 169-76.
Loosemore, M (1999) Bargaining tactics in construction disputes. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 177-88.
Proverbs, D G, Holt, G D and Olomolaiye, P O (1999) European construction contractors: a productivity appraisal of in situ concrete operations. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 221-30.
Ray, R S, Hornibrook, J, Skitmore, M R and Zarkada-Fraser, A (1999) Ethics in tendering: a survey of Australian opinion and practice. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 139-53.
Sozen, Z and Kucuk, M A (1999) Secondary subcontracting in the Turkish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 215-20.
Tan, W (1999) Construction cost and building height. Construction Management and Economics, 17(02), 129-32.