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Ajayi, S O (2017) Design, procurement and construction strategies for minimizing waste in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Bristol Enterprise, Research and Innovation Centre , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Akinade, O O (2017) BIM-based software for construction waste analytics using artificial intelligence hybrid models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Business and Management , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Alaka, H A (2017) 'Big data analytics' for construction firms insolvency prediction models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Faculty of Business and Law , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Asah-Kissiedu, M (2019) Development of an integrated safety, health and environmental management capability maturity model for Ghanaian construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Baba, A (2013) Developing a decision support framework for low carbon housing design and delivery in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Balogun, T B (2018) Integrating bridge maintenance life cycle assessments into bridge design for improved sustainable decision making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol.
Chidiobi, C (2022) Development of frameworks for the management of materials procurement and construction waste for Nigerian contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Clark, P I (2011) CDM regulations: safety targeted assessment through gateway evaluation (stage) approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of the West of England, Bristol.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: employment; injury; legislation; occupational health and safety; regulation; architects; designer; roles; culture; case study; focus group; interview; UK
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573115
- Abstract:
It has been well published that employment within the construction industry, particularly in manual roles, is a dangerous occupation. Within the United Kingdom (UK) some 2.2 million people are employed within this sector and during the last 25 years, over 2,800 people have died with many more injured or suffering ill health as a result of this occupation. Further to this, many more people have indirectly been killed or suffered injury or ill health by poorly designed and constructed workplaces. As a consequence, much research on occupational health and safety within this sector has been undertaken to establish root causes of accidents and ill health. One attributor identified by research is ineffective consideration of health and safety by construction designers during the design development stages. Legislation via the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM2007) has been introduced in the UK to provide clear responsibilities on construction designers towards occupational health and safety. This responsibility requires construction designers to consider the impact of their design on the health and safety of those affected by the construction and end use, including end users, maintenance staff and future demolition workers. However, recent research has repeatability shown that CDM has not achieved the desired effect and that many construction designers are failing to fulfil their statutory designer duty obligations as defined by CDM2007 This research explores the established link between poor design and accident causation and the reported failures of construction designers to effectively manage their legal and moral obligations by considering health and safety implications of their designs. It uses data from existing studies, interviews, focus groups, online forums, questionnaires and case study observations, using a mixed method approach, targeting registered Architects. The research uncovers a number of underlying barriers that potentially hinder designer consideration of Health and Safety, proposes a number of influencing factors that act as triggers for design team involvement and suggests a framework to utilize these factors. The developed framework, called STAGE, establishes a series of structured design reviews throughout the design and construction phases of a project and provides tools to encourage and support collective consideration of health and safety risks. This method supports development of a safety culture with focus on collective knowledge sharing and encouragement of holistic and pre planned structured safety reviews. As pointed out by Walker (1989), disasters of all kinds occur with monotonous regularity in humanly devised systems. This impresses upon us the fact that good design is not simply a question of taste or style; it is literally a matter of life and death.
Dwairi, S (2018) Development of an Ontology-based framework and tool for Employer Information Requirements (OntEIR), Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Evans, M (2013) An investigation into occupants' satisfaction in UK sustainable social housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Faculty of Environment and Technology , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Henjewele, C (2010) Modelling client's value for money uncertainties in PFI projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Faculty of Environment and Technology , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Lam, T (2017) A web-based Decision Support System to assist SMEs to broker risks and rewards for BIM adoption, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Faculty of Environment and Technology , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Love, N E (2009) Leading indicators of failure: a study of SMES in the construction sector in Wales and Scotland, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Mahamadu, A-M (2017) Development of a decision support framework to aid selection of construction supply chain organisations for BIM-enabled projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Meng, X (2008) Development of assessment framework for construction supply chain relationships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built and Natural Environment , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Muhammed-Yakubu, N (2023) A BIM-based information management schema for construction activities data-flow across the project life cycle, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Oladejo, J (2020) An investigation in the factors affecting the implementation of health and safety management practices by contractors in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Omar, H (2020) Towards an automated photogrammetry-based approach for monitoring and controlling construction site activities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Owolabi, H (2018) Public accountability: The case of government guarantee scheme in PFI/PPP projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol.
Prabhakaran, A (2023) Development of interactive and distributed virtual environments for immersive communication in the furniture, fixture and equipment sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Rogan, D J (2003) Attitudes towards innovation in the construction industry: The case in the social housing sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Smith, D (2020) Rank and file union organising and employers' counter-mobilisation: The role of activists in the mobilisation of 'self-employed' construction workers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol.
Tanabe, S (2022) A risk allocation framework for public private partnerships (PPP) water infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of the West of England, Bristol.
Yakubu, O A (2010) Cost and time control practice of construction projects in the UK: The pursuit of effective management control, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol.