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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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Knowledge and Safety Participation (C2a – C2e) .... 77 1.7.5 Construction Industry Hazards (C3a – C3f

Unobserved Heterogeneity and Spatial Correlation: Statistical and Econometric Analyses of Heavy-Vehicle Hard Braking and Crash Frequency by Crash Type

Creator:: Anderson, Jason C.
Abstract:: This dissertation provides a comparison of statistical and econometric frameworks, using a previously unused freight data source, to study crash frequency by crash type and heavy-vehicle hard braking in Oregon. Hard braking can serve as a proxy for several factors, one of which is safety. Therefore, with the hard braking...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: United States (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2016, 2017). In addition, crashes by

Establishing the link between construction fatalities and disabling injuries and the design for construction safety concept

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:: safety performance of the United Kingdom's construction industry and contended that in terms of

Framework for assessing the potential safety performance of construction mechanical and electrical field employees

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:: State University Library “1Search”  Google  Construction safety related books (e.g., Construction

Sustainable construction safety and health rating system

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

Multi-Criteria Risk Mapping Using Lean Tools for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry

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

A formal model of construction safety and health risk management

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

Food safety knowledge and continuing education interests of hospital foodservice managers

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:: safety knowledge of hospital foodservice managers in the United States. The survey emphasized factors

Design for construction safety : a case study with architect's perceptions

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

Critical incident response on a small college campus

Creator:: Marlette, Danielle M.
Abstract:: Campus administrators are partially responsible for how a campus responds to a critical incident and how the students and outside community are impacted. It is important for administrators responding to critical incidents to take an objective look at their plans and preparations to determine if they will truly be effective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

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Direction, method, and model for implementing design for construction worker safety in the US

Unobserved Heterogeneity and Spatial Correlation: Statistical and Econometric Analyses of Heavy-Vehicle Hard Braking and Crash Frequency by Crash Type

Establishing the link between construction fatalities and disabling injuries and the design for construction safety concept

Framework for assessing the potential safety performance of construction mechanical and electrical field employees

Sustainable construction safety and health rating system

Multi-Criteria Risk Mapping Using Lean Tools for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry

A formal model of construction safety and health risk management

Food safety knowledge and continuing education interests of hospital foodservice managers

Design for construction safety : a case study with architect's perceptions

Critical incident response on a small college campus

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