Spillane, J and Oyedele, L (2013) Strategies for effective management of health and safety in confined site construction. Construction Economics and Building, 13(4), pp. 50-64. ISSN 2204-9029
Abstract
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. A mixed methods methodology was adopted using interviews and focus group discussions on three selected case studies of confined construction sites. In addition to these, a questionnaire survey was used based on the findings from the interviews and the focus group discussions. 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. 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. 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | city centre development; personnel management; productivity; project management; urban development |
| Index terms: | project management, survey, construction sector, construction site, strategy, productivity, implementation, site layout, questionnaire, becoming, mixed method, focus group, case study, health and safety issues, health and safety, urban development, city centre, personnel, interview, confined site construction, site management, methodology |
| Subjects: | research methods, data collection methods, management, urban design, project management theory and practice, health safety and environment, work location, operations management, occupational health and safety management, site logistics, contractual arrangements, infrastructure and transport systems, construction operations, industry analysis, philosophical process |
| Topics: | Urban Studies, Human Resources, Site Management, Business Strategy, Health and Safety, Project Management, Research Practice, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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