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Risk factor quantification of design elements for multistory commercial office buildings

Creator:

Dharmapalan, Vineeth

Abstract:

Designing for construction safety is part of standard practice in countries such as the UK, Australia, and South Africa. Designing the permanent facility in a manner to eliminate or reduce the risks of injury, illness, or fatality of construction workers is defined as designing for construction safety (DfCS). Although evident...

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Masters Thesis

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assistantship at OSU gave me the opportunity to work closely with Dr. David Rogge. He was always willing to
Direction, method, and model for implementing design for construction worker safety in the US

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...

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Dissertation

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thank my committee: Dr. David Sillars, Dr. David Rogge, Dr. Anthony Veltri and Dr. Christoph Thomas