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Safety behaviour and safety management: its influence on the attitudes of workers in the UK construction industry
Tập 7 Số 2 - Trang 133-140 - 2000
This paper identifies the critical factors that influence the attitudes of
construction workers towards safe behaviour on construction sites. It studies
these attitudes by using a research model that links three themes: safety
management implementation strategies, attitudes of workers about safety and
behavioural factors displayed by construction workers. This model is used to
frame the responses ...
Exploring the integration of health and safety with pre‐construction planning
Tập 13 Số 5 - Trang 438-450 - 2006
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on findings from a research
project, commissioned by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), to
investigate the integration of health and safety with pre‐construction
planning.Design/methodology/approachFour steering groups and three expert panels
were interviewed, using focus group methods, to define critical success factors
through qualitative, gro...
Industry development through creative project packaging and integrated management
Tập 5 Số 3 - Trang 228-237 - 1998
Critical success factors of the BOOT procurement system: reflections from the Stadium Australia case study
Tập 9 Số 4 - Trang 352-361 - 2002
Recent trends in the provision of infrastructure development indicate that the
private sector is playing an increasingly important role in the procurement
process. This trend has partly arisen out of a necessity for the development of
infrastructure to be undertaken at a rate that maintains and allows growth. This
has become a major challenge for many countries where it is evident that these
provi...
Case study analysis of construction excavator H&S overturn incidents
Tập 17 Số 5 - Trang 493-511 - 2010
PurposeConstruction plant and equipment harbour significant health and safety
hazards. One particular item, the mini‐excavator, presents a hazard from its
inherent instability and tendency to overturn during use. The purpose of this
paper is to investigate turnover incidents to observe prominent factors and
contribute to development of best practice guidance for improving health and
safety relatin...
Mergers and acquisitions: the impact on information systems and information technology
- 1998
Recently, there have been significant corporate changes within the major
contracting organizations in the UK. Mergers and acquisitions are creating
large, pan‐European contractors. Such changes have a fundamental impact on the
way these contractors operate. The reasons behind the increased mergers and
acquisitions activities, and how these corporate changes affect information
systems and informati...
Selection of dispute resolution methods: factor analysis approach
Tập 19 Số 4 - Trang 428-443 - 2012
PurposeThe purpose of this research is to discover the behavior of dispute
resolution in the Malaysian construction industry by analyzing factors that
affect the selection of dispute resolution methods using factor analysis
approach.Design/methodology/approachPreliminary interviews and a questionnaire
survey were conducted. Dispute resolution methods were grouped and discussed
together, based on t...
ESTIVATE: a model for calculating excavator productivity and output costs
- 2000
Hydraulic excavator cycle time and associated unit costs of excavation for given
input estimating data, for machines operating in the UK construction industry,
are predicted. Using multiple regression analysis, three variables are
identified as accurate predictors of cycle time: machine weight, digging depth
and machine swing angle. With a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.88, a
mean percenta...