Smallwood, J and Venter, D (2002) The influence of project managers on construction health and safety in South Africa. Construction Economics and Building, 2(1), pp. 57-69. ISSN 2204-9029
Abstract
The paper reports on a study which investigates the influence of project managers (PMs), independent agents engaged by clients to manage and co-ordinate the design and construction processes, on construction health and safety (H&S). Based upon a literature review and descriptive survey of PMs, the study determined that PMs prioritise the traditional project parameters of cost, quality and time, consider and refer to H&S more frequently during construction, than during procurement and design-related occasions, generally consider and refer to H&S relative to various design related activities, encounter design and procurement related situations which negatively affect H&S more frequently than situations which complement H&S. It also found that the potential exists for various design, procurement and related aspects and actions to contribute to an improvement in H&S performance, and inadequate H&S negatively impacts on other project parameters and increases project risk.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | project manager; health and safety; project risk factors |
| Index terms: | agent, design and construction, survey, project risk factor, health and safety, South Africa, project manager, literature review |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, data analysis and analytics, Geography, practitioner, contractual arrangements, health safety and environment, profession, project risk |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Research Practice, Procurement, Health and Safety, Roles and Professions, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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