Kleiner, B M; Smith-Jackson, T L; Mills, T H; O'Brien, M and Haro, E (2008) Design, development, and deployment of a rapid universal safety and health system for construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(4), pp. 273-279. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Rapid construction projects and processes will become increasingly important as customers demand better project management performance and globally, as countries plan for and respond to the aftermath of natural and/or unnatural disasters. For use in expedited projects (as well as traditional projects), a rapid universal safety and health system (RUSH) was designed, developed, deployed, and evaluated. For its inaugural application, the RUSH was applied to a 106-hour construction project. Results from an initial application included a safe build in approximately 5 days without recordable incidents. More importantly, lessons were learned by a multidisciplinary team of researchers who observed safety 245 for the life of the project. Lessons learned and recommendations for future research are provided as a result of this experience.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | accident prevention; disasters; occupational health; safety |
| Index terms: | accident prevention, multidisciplinary team, project management, occupational health, lessons learned, construction project |
| Subjects: | occupational health and safety management, project management theory and practice, sociology, professional development, production management, environmental health |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Project Management, Sustainability, Health and Safety, Information Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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