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Abdul-Hadi, N, Al-Sudairi, A and Alqahtani, S (2005) Prioritizing barriers to successful business process re-engineering (BPR) efforts in Saudi Arabian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 305-15.

Chan, S L and Park, M (2005) Project cost estimation using principal component regression. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 295-304.

Dainty, A R J, Bryman, A, Price, A D F, Greasley, K, Soetanto, R and King, N (2005) Project affinity: the role of emotional attachment in construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 241i4.

Hsieh, H H Y (2005) The 1990s Taiwan residential construction boom: a supply side interpretation. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 265-84.

Koushki, P A, Al-Rashid, K and Kartam, N (2005) Delays and cost increases in the construction of private residential projects in Kuwait. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 285-94.

Lianyu, C and Tiong, R L K (2005) Minimum feasible tariff model for BOT water supply projects in Malaysia. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 255-63.

Spangenberg, S, Hannerz, H and Tüchsen, F (2005) Hospitalized injuries among bridge and tunnel construction workers. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 237–40.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Bored tunnel; heavy construction; injury distribution; occupational risk assessment; pre-project decision; toxic gasses and smoke
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500041503
  • Abstract:

    The aim of the present study was to compare relative risks for hospitalizing injuries among 7761 Danish workers engaged in the construction of different types of major tunnel and bridge traffic links during 1991–2000 in order to determine construction types with high injury risk. Standardized hospitalization ratios (SHR) for injuries were calculated by type of construction (low‐level bridge, high‐level bridge, bored tunnel and submerged tunnel). All employed males in the total population of Denmark were used as the standard population. Neither the SHR nor the distribution of injury types were independent of the construction type (p<0.05). The hospitalization ratio was highest for bored tunnel workers (SHR = 1.91; 95% CI: 1.65–2.21) and here toxic gases and smoke were a major problem, whereas head injuries were more frequent among workers engaged in other types of construction. The substantial variation in SHR values with construction type might be an argument for inclusion of workers safety in pre‐project decision making.

Tam, C M, Tong, T K L, Lau, T C T and Chan, K K (2005) Selection of vertical formwork system by probabilistic neural networks models. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 245-54.

Wood, G D and Ellis, R C T (2005) Main contractor experiences of partnering relationships on UK construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 317-25.

Yu, W-D and Lo, S-S (2005) Time-dependent construction social costs model. Construction Management and Economics, 23(03), 327-37.