Download or read book The Owner s Role in Contractor Safety Management written by Zachary David Hansmann and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction is a dangerous industry that historically accounts for a disproportionate number of injuries and illnesses. Despite improvements in the last few decades, this trend of injuries compared to other industries persists year over year. The owner has been shown to be a pivotal member of construction projects with the ability to improve contractor safety performance. It has also been shown that owners ultimately reap the benefits of these improvements in safety performance, yet buyers of construction are still inconsistent in their focus on the importance of construction safety.Previous research studied owners whose contractors exhibited exemplary contractor safety performance to establish recommended practices. These studies have not considered the reality owners must operate in, including what bad practices owners may unintentionally participate in that lead to an increase in problems and ultimately liability for the owner.This research investigated how an owner should interact with independent contractors when it comes to safety management. To do this, pattern language and grounded theory methods were combined to examine the practices of owners, the preferences of safety professionals, and the existing academic recommendations to both determine the state of the industry and to identify the aspirational practices owners may seek to employ.This study found that owner practices do not align with the practices identified in the literature, and that both owners and academics need to expand their perspective to maximize any potential improvement. Thirty-six positive practices were identified across four major categories, including communication, site safety planning, contractual control, and owner involvement. Further, eleven potentially negative practices were also identified that often led to owners unknowingly and needlessly taking responsibility and, by extension, shouldering liability for their contractors. Finally, the forces that an owner must consider when balancing competing priorities were identified to help understand the often conflicting priorities that shape owner behavior.Ultimately, the owner's role in construction safety is driven by their project risk, risk tolerance, capability, resources, and other characteristics specific to that owner, at that time, and in that space. Each situation remains a fact-intensive occurrence that deserves careful consideration and action. The work practices, identified in this research as patterns, allow owners to understand the recommended practices of the industry and allow each to make a careful assessment of their best course of action. Owners who understand the implication of their actions, as well as the impact of each related practice, will make decisions that more appropriately fit their needs.Future work on this topic should take the practices laid out in this research and begin to assess the impact of each practice on the balance of the remaining practices of the pattern language. With this information, owners could identify their best course of action in a quantitative way. Likewise, research in this area must reevaluate prior findings in the light of the current environment in which these owners work. Some practices and solutions suggested in existing work are untenable in many owner situations. This is evident from the significant difference in the practices recommended by academia and the current practices of owners.
Download or read book Construction Site Safety written by Richard D. Hislop and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-06-29 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important part of an organization's overall safety and health program involves safety management for contractors. A contractor with a poor safety program can adversely affect quality, productivity, schedules, and overall cost. This book explains how to manage project safety and improve the odds of an injury-free workplace. If project managers are to apply their judgment wisely, they need to know the rationale for each requirement, and how to implement it. They must know what is to be done, who is to do it, and when and how it should be done. The author considers all these factors. Construction Site Safety addresses the fundamental elements of a successful construction safety program. The author explains the industry trends and best practices that enable job site managers or field engineers to understand the necessary steps to ensure that contractors have and follow safety guidelines. Features
Download or read book The Owner s Role in Project Risk Management written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-02-25 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective risk management is essential for the success of large projects built and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), particularly for the one-of-a-kind projects that characterize much of its mission. To enhance DOE's risk management efforts, the department asked the NRC to prepare a summary of the most effective practices used by leading owner organizations. The study's primary objective was to provide DOE project managers with a basic understanding of both the project owner's risk management role and effective oversight of those risk management activities delegated to contractors.
Download or read book The Owner s Role in Construction Safety written by Xinyu Huang and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: A model to demonstrate how owners can help improve safety was established. A scorecard that can be used to assess the owner's involvement in safety was developed and tested. It was concluded that the owner's involvement can significantly influence project safety performance. Owners can achieve better project safety performances by setting safety objectives, selecting safe contractors, and participating in safety management during construction.
Download or read book Contractor Safety Management written by Gregory W. Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Winner of the Educational Award by the World Safety OrganizationContractor safety management is often seen as nothing more than a subset of general safety management in that no special consideration needs to be given to understanding the difficulties of the contract environment. This leaves contractors endlessly juggling competing and someti
Download or read book Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate written by Xinhai Lu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 1524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This proceedings book focuses on innovation, cooperation, and sustainable development in the fields of construction management and real estate. The book provides a detailed analysis and description of the disciplinary frontiers in the field of building management and real estate and how they can be promoted in the context of the epidemic. A wide variety of papers provide a reference value for both scholars and practitioners. The proceedings book is the documentation of “the 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate” (CRIOCM 2020), which was held at the School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, in 2020.
Download or read book Construction Safety Management written by Raymond Elliot Levitt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1993-12-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing safety into every facet of your construction organizationisn t just sensible, it s also profitable.... Featuring provensafety management methods gathered from fifteen years or researchat Stanford University and used by the most successful constructionmanagers in the industry, Construction Safety Management is acomprehensive blueprint for CEOs, job-site managers, foremen,safety professionals, and owners on safely managing constructionwork at every level and phase of a project. Incorporating thesemanagement practices and policies into a practical format ofreal-life case studies and summary action steps, this new updatedSecond Edition offers each member of the construction managementteam specific advice on effectively upgrading an organization stotal safety performance, including: * Building a corporate culture of zero accidents * Planning for high project performance * Establishing accountability for safety * Eliminating drugs and alcohol from the job site * Maintaining a communications safety net * Achieving the dual goal of safety and productivity * Maintaining effective crews * Measuring safety performance * Monitoring contractors for safety This new edition also reviews key requirements of the ComprehensiveSafety and Health Reform Act of 1993 and discusses the potential ofemerging management techniques and computing technologies forconstruction safety management, including Total Quality Management,partnering, robotics, automated process control, artificialintelligence, and expert systems. "The Second Edition is even better than the first. The informationis timely but what s even more important, the techniques work!"Raymond Hays, Director Environmental Safety and Health/QA RUSTConstruction Services "The detailed guidance provided throughout the book will enable allsegments and levels of the construction industry to increaseproductivity." Jim E. Lapping Director, Safety and Health Buildingand Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO
Download or read book Construction Safety Management A Systems Approach written by Jose D. Pérezgonzález and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The few models on safety management that are available tend to explain a procedure to manage safety rather than a safety management system. The research carried out here, however, models safety management by transforming a common procedural model (i.e. the HSE's model, 1997) into a functional systems representation. The overall goal of the model is to offer clear graphic lines of influence of its different components on organisational safety. The model is innovative not in the components that it considers but in the representation of those components, which details relative distances between elements and, therefore, opens doors to model-driven hypotheses which account for those distances. Therefore, hypotheses are more accurate in their predictions. This model is firstly explored in the construction sector. Results from this exploratory research support the adequacy of the model to understanding safety management and encourage future research of a more confirmatory nature.
Download or read book Construction Safety Management and Engineering written by Darryl C. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contractor Safety Management written by Gregory William Smith and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Winner of the Educational Award by the World Safety Organization Contractor safety management is often seen as nothing more than a subset of general safety management in that no special consideration needs to be given to understanding the difficulties of the contract environment. This leaves contractors endlessly juggling competing and sometimes contradictory demands made by the principal in the name of safety and health. Instead of managing the work in accordance with the contract and the agreed health and safety management plan, contractors find themselves having to cope with moveable, ever-changing expectations about the way that health and safety is supposed to be managed. Contractor Safety Management explores how the contracting–principal relationship can influence safety outcomes and how a principal's role in "overseeing" the safety performance of its contractors is different from managing safety in its own organization. It brings together perspectives from different disciplines including legal, health and safety management, operational, and contract and procurement management. The editor and chapter authors examine real-life cases, the issues that they present, and the way that safety management was handled. By sharing lessons across disciplines, the book identifies critical issues in contractor safety management and raises awareness of its complexity and importance. It provides wide-ranging and comprehensive insight into the concerns confronting organizations, managers, and safety managers in contracting relationships. Offering guidance on how critical issues might be addressed, the book uses real-life cases to draw conclusions from successes and failures that can guide future contracting strategies for effectively controlling health and safety risks in a contracting environment.
Download or read book Liabilities and Responsibilities of the Construction Manager for Implementation and Management of the Safety Program written by Richard D Roth (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safety on a construction project has traditionally been the responsibility of the contractor, since he was in the best position to direct and enforce the safety program. The general contractor would provide the direction and coordination of the subcontractors, each of which was responsible to the general contractor for their individual safety programs and efforts. With the advent of construction management, the owner began contracting directly with the prime contractors, eliminating the need for the general contractor. Most agreements between the owner and contractors continued to assign responsibility for safety to the contractors, as was the case under the traditional approach to construction. The first part of this report looks at the role the construction manager has assumed in the management of safety on the construction site. The second part of this report examines the legal and administrative safety environment the construction manager operates in. The purpose of this review is to examine the validity of the assumption that a position of minimal involvement in the project safety effort is the best shield to the incurrence of liability for safety by the construction manager.
Download or read book Safety Management written by Chitram Lutchman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With annual cost in excess of $150 billion from workplace related illnesses and injuries, any knowledge that can reduce this burden contributes to the overall welfare of the work force and business performance. Yet, there are many key areas of opportunities that have not yet been discussed in the literature, such as approaches to improving contract
Download or read book Construction Safety Management Systems written by Steve Rowlinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction industry has a distressingly poor safety record, whether measured in absolute terms or alongside other industries. The level of construction safety in a country is influenced by factors such as variations in the labour forces, shifting economies, insurance rates, legal ramifications and the stage of technological development. Yet the problem is a world-wide one, and many of the ways of tackling it can be applied across countries. Effective tools include designing, preplanning, training, management commitment and the development of a safety culture. The introduction and operation of effective safety management systems represents a viable way forwards, but these systems are all too rarely implemented. How can this be done? Should we go back to prescriptive legislation? This book considers these questions by drawing together leading-edge research papers from the proceedings of an international conference conducted by a commission (W099) on Safety and Health on Construction Sites of CIB, the international council of building research organisations.
Download or read book Occupational Health and Safety in Construction Project Management written by Helen Lingard and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses an increasingly important area in the construction industry. Case studies are used extensively to illustrate important points and refer to current successful safety management techniques.
Download or read book Steps to Safety Culture Excellence written by Terry L. Mathis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a clear road map to instilling a culture of safety excellence in any organization Did you know that accidental injury is among the top ten leading causes of death in every age group? With this book as your guide, you'll learn how to help your organization develop, implement, and sustain Safety Culture Excellence, vital for the protection of and improvement in the quality of life for everyone who works there. STEPS to Safety Culture Excellence is based on the authors' firsthand experience working with international organizations in every major industry that have successfully developed and implemented ongoing cultures of safety excellence. Whether your organization is a small regional firm or a large multinational corporation, you'll find that the STEPS process enables you to instill Safety Culture Excellence within your organization. STEPS (Strategic Targets for Excellent Performance in Safety) demystifies the process of developing Safety Culture Excellence by breaking it down into small logical, internally led tasks. You'll be guided through a sequence of STEPS that makes it possible to: Create a culture of excellence that is reinforced and empowered at every level Develop the capability within the culture to identify, prioritize, and solve safety problems and challenges Maintain and continuously improve the performance of your organization's safety culture Although this book is dedicated to safety, the tested and proven STEPS process can be used to promote excellence in any aspect of organizational performance. By optimizing the safety culture in your organization, you will give the people you work with the skills and knowledge to not only minimize the risk of an on-the-job accident, but also to lead safe, healthy lives outside of work.
Download or read book Construction Health and Safety Management written by Alan Griffith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides knowledge, understanding and guidance to the detailed and complex requirements of health and safety legislation as applied to the construction industry. This book provides the knowledge, understanding and guidance to the CDM regulations that students in particular will need when they start working in the industry. It links in with the CIOB Education Framework at levels 2 and 3.
Download or read book Improving Construction Safety Performance written by Stanford University. Department of Civil Engineering and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
