This book has been written as a text and reference for project management courses in both
undergraduate and postgraduate building construction management courses, and quantity …

A literature review is described which aimed to evaluate economic evaluations of health and
safety interventions in healthcare. Severe limitations in the methodological rigor of nearly all …

This paper aims at presenting the analysis of the views of construction participants in
China's construction industry on three major site safety issues. First, data from three …

Despite recent changes in legislation and advances towards an integrated project-wide
approach, health and safety management in the construction industry is still a major …

Construction workers are exposed to considerable hazards carrying a health risk, eg, dusts,
fumes, noise and manual handling, yet there is often poor occupational health service …

This study was conducted to find effective methods to persuade higher management to
invest in workplace health promotion (WHP) programmes. The study included 639 …

The construction industry's attitude towards health and safety has been indifferent,
investment of resources being seen as paying little returns. Increasing economic pressures …

This paper describes and discusses a method for collecting data relating to the potential for
illness or injury to occur in an organization. The reason for using the term 'grey'is explained …

The accidents just don't occur; they are induced by the insecure practices, explosive
atmospheres or both. The root causes of the accidents need to be identified and eliminated …

Workplaces primarily rely on hearing protection devices (HPDs) for prevention of
occupational noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). This study was initiated to investigate the …