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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:: , 2006. Title: Sustainable Construction Safety and Health Rating System Abstract approved

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:: Management presented on November 30, 2005. Title: Design for Construction Safety: A Case Study with

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:: safety risks on the job site. The second proposes a new methodology combining risk mapping and lean

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:: Safety and Health Risk Management Abstract approved

Creator:: Nnaji, Chukwuma A.
Abstract:: Over the years, the performance of construction projects has been a main source of concern given the percentage of a project cost associated with poor project performance. As a result of the growing clamor to improve the output of the built industry, comprehensive studies have been conducted to examine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , safety and quality. However, little has been done to quantify the cumulative effect of project

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