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Ahmad, R K and Gibb, A G F (2003) Measuring safety culture with SPMT: field-data. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 29–44.

Aranda, G and Finch, E (2003) Using repertory grids to measure changes in risk-taking behaviour. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 101–14.

Haupt, T C (2003) A study of management attitudes to a performance approach to construction worker safety. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 87–100.

Hinze, J and Godfrey, R (2003) An Evaluation of Safety Performance Measures for Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 5–15.

Lingard, H and Yesilyurt, Z (2003) The Effect of Attitudes on the Occupational Safety Actions of Australian Construction Workers: The Results of a Field Study. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 59–69.

Mohamed, S (2003) Adaptation of the balanced scorecard to measure organizational safety culture. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 45–57.

Trethewy, R W (2003) OHS performance: improved indicators for construction contractors. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 17–27.

Trethewy, R W, Atkinson, M and Falls, B (2003) Improved Hazard Identification for Contractors in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 71–85.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Hazard identification; OHS; contractors; safety; environmental management
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1609-9451
  • URL: http://www.worldscinet.com/jcr/04/0401/S1609945103000315.html
  • Abstract:
    Formal identification of hazards in the workplace is a fundamental basis on which successful safety management is founded and an essential component of occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation in Australia and other countries. Similarly, successful environmental management is based on the same theory of identification and control of workplace hazards. Yet the ability of contractors to carry out this process in a formal way and document an appropriate safe work procedure is problematic. Equally the requirement for those who control a workplace to review the content of such procedures is also problematic. For some contractors hazards can be so ingrained in their work processes that they are considered the "norm". In addition, more subtle injury mechanisms such a repetitive lifting may be completely ignored due to the perceived inability of contractors to control such hazards at source. This paper identifies better methods to assist contractors in hazard identification.