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Creator:: Moghaddam Vahed, Ali
Abstract:: In the field of construction safety, many researchers have worked to create assessment tools. These tools focus on different aspects of construction safety, such as assessing safety climate, safety culture, etc. Although research indicates that the majority of incidents are caused by unsafe behaviors and acts, there are no comprehensive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: identification, and risk perception of employees? 8. Do workers in the construction industry have a higher or

Creator:: Behm, Michael
Abstract:: Construction remains the most hazardous industry in the United States in terms of the aggregate number of fatalities. Twenty percent of all occupational related fatalities occur in construction; approximately three construction workers die per calendar day. Moreover, this trend has been prevalent for too long. One method to reduce this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: construction safety during the design process (Korman, 2001). It is often considered by construction industry

Creator:: Rajendran, Sathyanarayanan
Abstract:: The main objective of this research study is to incorporate construction worker safety and health into sustainable design and construction practices. This can be fulfilled by the development of an innovative construction worker safety and health planning tool, called Sustainable Construction Safety and Health (SCSH) Rating System that will: •...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: truly sustainable from a safety and health perspective. Currently, the construction industry s

Creator:: Viriato Maia Ferreira Pestana, Ana Catarina
Abstract:: Over the past two decades, the Lean Construction academic and practicing engineering community has used lean practices and tools to help improve the performance of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Lean practices have led to improved competitiveness of construction companies that have adopted them, by focusing on ways...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Engineering, and Construction Industry Abstract approved

Creator:: Hallowell, Matthew R.
Abstract:: Despite recent efforts to improve site safety, construction still accounts for a disproportionate injury and illness rate. According to the 2007 injury and illness data released by the National Safety Council, the construction industry has a fatality and disabling injury rate that is approximately three times higher than the all-industry...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: released by the National Safety Council, the construction industry has a fatality and disabling injury

Creator:: Christianson, Carl R.
Abstract:: Designing for construction safety is a collaborative process that combines the field experience of builders with the design skills of architects to improve construction safety. Research studies have shown that the design of a project is a factor in approximately fifty percent of jobsite deaths. To reduce this problem it...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . INTRODUCTION Safety Performance of the Construction Industry 1 The Role of the Constructor and the Designer

Creator:: Tymvios, Nicholas
Abstract:: The construction industry employs about 7% of the total US workforce, and yet it accounts for 15.7% of all occupational fatalities. Specifically in 2011, there were 721 deaths in construction, second only to transportation with 733. The cause of a large number of these construction deaths can be attributed to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Knowledge and Safety Participation (C2a – C2e) .... 77 1.7.5 Construction Industry Hazards (C3a – C3f

Creator:: Ramsay, Jean D.
Abstract:: Hospital patients are at high risk for foodborne illness; it is essential that hospital foodservice managers know food safety principles. The purpose of this research was to assess the basic food safety knowledge of hospital foodservice managers and to determine their interest in continuing education related to food safety. A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: practices (40). Several organizations provide certification in food safety for managers and employees of

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