Strategies for effective management of health and safety in confined site construction
Purpose: The overall aim of this research is to identify and catalogue the numerous managerial strategies for effective management of health and safety on a confined, urban, construction site. Design/Methodology/Approach: This is achieved by utilising individual interviews, focus groups discussion...
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| description | Purpose: The overall aim of this research is to identify and catalogue the numerous managerial strategies for effective management of health and safety on a confined, urban, construction site.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This is achieved by utilising individual interviews, focus groups discussion on selected case studies of confined construction sites, coupled with a questionnaire survey.
Findings: The top five key strategies include (1) Employ safe system of work plans to mitigate personnel health and safety issues; (2) Inform personnel, before starting on-site, of the potential issues using site inductions; (3) Effective communication among site personnel; (4) Draft and implement an effective design site layout prior to starting on-site; and (5) Use of banksman (traffic co-ordinator) to segregate personnel from vehicular traffic.
Practical Implication: The construction sector is one of the leading industries in accident causation and with the continued development and regeneration of our urban centres, confined site construction is quickly becoming the norm - an environment which only fuels accident creation within the construction sector.
Originality/Value: This research aids on-site management that requires direction and assistance in the identification and implementation of key strategies for the management of health and safety, particularly in confined construction site environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4be0bc694ecc48cfb91a41883ec904052022-12-22T03:01:00ZengUTS ePRESSConstruction Economics and Building2204-90292013-12-0113410.5130/AJCEB.v13i4.36192444Strategies for effective management of health and safety in confined site constructionJohn Spillane0Lukumon O. Oyedele1School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen’s University BelfastBristol Enterprise and Innovation Centre, Bristol Business School, University of West of England, Bristol UK.Purpose: The overall aim of this research is to identify and catalogue the numerous managerial strategies for effective management of health and safety on a confined, urban, construction site. Design/Methodology/Approach: This is achieved by utilising individual interviews, focus groups discussion on selected case studies of confined construction sites, coupled with a questionnaire survey. Findings: The top five key strategies include (1) Employ safe system of work plans to mitigate personnel health and safety issues; (2) Inform personnel, before starting on-site, of the potential issues using site inductions; (3) Effective communication among site personnel; (4) Draft and implement an effective design site layout prior to starting on-site; and (5) Use of banksman (traffic co-ordinator) to segregate personnel from vehicular traffic. Practical Implication: The construction sector is one of the leading industries in accident causation and with the continued development and regeneration of our urban centres, confined site construction is quickly becoming the norm - an environment which only fuels accident creation within the construction sector. Originality/Value: This research aids on-site management that requires direction and assistance in the identification and implementation of key strategies for the management of health and safety, particularly in confined construction site environments.https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3619Brown Field Construction SitesCity Centre DevelopmentConfined Site ConstructionHealth and SafetyPersonnel ManagementProject Management |
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| title_short | Strategies for effective management of health and safety in confined site construction |
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| topic | Brown Field Construction Sites City Centre Development Confined Site Construction Health and Safety Personnel Management Project Management |
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