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Brandon, P S and Ribeiro, F L (1998) A knowledge-based system for assessing applications for house renovation grants. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 57-69.
Chau, K W, Raftery, J and Walker, A (1998) Note - The baby and the bathwater: research methods in construction management. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 99-104.
Chinyio, E A, Olomolaiye, P O, Kometa, S T and Harris, F C (1998) A needs-based methodology for classifying construction clients and selecting contractors. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 91-8.
Dawood, N N (1998) Estimating project and activity duration: a risk management approach using network analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 41-8.
Edwards, P J and Bowen, P A (1998) Practices, barriers and benefits of risk management process in building services cost estimation: comment. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 105-8.
Harriss, C (1998) Why research without theory is not research: a reply to Seymour et al.. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 113-6.
Kumaraswamy, M M and Chan, D W M (1998) Contributors to construction delays. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 17-29.
McDonald, B and Smithers, M (1998) Implementing a waste management plan during the construction phase of a project: a case study. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 71-8.
Noyce, D A and Hanna, A S (1998) Planned and unplanned schedule compression: the impact on labour. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 79-90.
Ranasinghe, M (1998) Risk management in the insurance industry: insights for the engineering construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 31-9.
Seymour, D E, Rooke, J D and Crook, D (1998) The role of theory in construction management: reply to Runeson. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 109-12.
Tam, C M and Fung, I W H (1998) Effectiveness of safety management strategies on safety performance in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 49-51.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Hong Kong; safety; sub-contracting; training
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461998372583
- Abstract:
This research describes a study of safety attitudes, practices and characteristics of construction firms in Hong Kong and their relationship to safety performance on construction sites. Forty-five construction companies are compared and studied. Each adopts different safety management strategies. The 45 companies were composed of 11 small, 25 medium and 9 large-scale construction firms. Construction firms’ safety performance is measured by site casualty rates. Based upon the information collected from the survey, the accident rates are first derived and compared with the industrial norms. Then the following safety measures, and strategies of contractors in Hong Kong and their associated safety performance, are compared: involvement of top management in safety management; safety orientation programmes for new workers; safety awards or incentive schemes; use of post-accident investigation systems; safety training schemes; safety committees; level of sub-contracting. The first part of the research studies the relation between these measures and the safety performance using a number of tables. The results show that these practices have indeed improved site safety. The second part uses a multiple regression analysis to study the combined effect of these schemes and practices on safety performance. The study concludes that the provision of safety training, the use of directly employed labour, the use of post-accident investigation as a feedback, and promoting safety practices by safety award campaigns and incentive schemes, are the most effective tool in mitigating site casualties.
Wang, C-H and Huang, Y-C (1998) Controlling activity interval times in LOB scheduling. Construction Management and Economics, 16(01), 5-16.