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Integrating Work Health and Safety into Construction Project Management
Containing a rich range of industry case studies, this authoritative resource provides insights into how health and safety can be more effectively integrated into the procurement, design, and management of construction projects. --
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The State of Work Health and Safety in Construction; 1.1 The Construction Safety Problem; 1.2 The Neglect of Occupational Health; 1.3 The Evolution of Workplace Safety; 1.4 An Integrated Approach to WHS in Construction; 1.4.1 Fragmented Supply Arrangements; 1.4.2 Flexible Labour Processes and Precarious Employment; 1.4.3 Cultural Characteristics of the Construction Industry; 1.5 Structure of the Book; Discussion and Review Questions; Chapter 2 The Client's Role in Improving Workplace Health and Safety
- 2.1 Can Clients Influence Construction Workers' Health and Safety?2.2 The Role of Governments as Policy Makers and Major Purchasers; 2.3 The Model Client Framework; 2.3.1 Principle 1: Develop a Project Culture that Enables WHS; 2.3.2 Principle 2: Leadership and Commitment; 2.3.3 Principle 3: Develop Cooperative Relationships; 2.3.4 Principle 4: Promote WHS in Planning and Design; 2.3.5 Principle 5: Consult with and Communicate WHS Information to Project Stakeholders; 2.3.6 Principle 6: Manage WHS Risks and Hazards
- 2.3.7 Principle 7: Maintain Effective WHS Measures Across the Project Lifecycle2.3.8 Principle 8: Monitor and Evaluate WHS Performance; 2.4 The Model Client Project Process Map; 2.5 WHS and Price Competition; 2.6 Project Commercial Frameworks and WHS; 2.6.1 Choice of Contracting Strategy; 2.6.2 Financial Incentive Mechanisms; 2.7 The Potential for Unintended Consequences of Client WHS Activity; 2.8 The Overriding Importance of Relationships; 2.9 Conclusions; Discussion and Review Questions; Acknowledgements; Chapter 3 Designing Safe and Healthy Products and Processes; 3.1 Safety in Design
- 3.2 The Case for Safety in Design3.3 How Important Is Design as a Cause of Construction Incidents?; 3.4 The Policy Response; 3.5 Challenges Inherent in Safety in Design; 3.5.1 Sociotechnical Complexity; 3.5.2 Vertical Segregation; 3.5.3 Confusion Between Product and Process Design; 3.5.4 Knowledge Issues; 3.5.5 Oversimplified Assumptions; 3.6 The Case for Integration; 3.6.1 Early and Effective Consideration of Safety in Design; 3.6.2 Integrating Process and Product Knowledge; 3.7 Integrating Mechanisms; 3.7.1 Collaborative Project Delivery Mechanisms; 3.7.2 Sharing Knowledge
- 3.7.3 Infographics and Visual Communication3.8 Conclusions; Discussion and Review Questions; Acknowledgement; Chapter 4 Construction Workers' Health; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 A Neglected Issue; 4.1.2 An Integrated Approach to Managing Workers' Health; 4.2 Work and Health; 4.3 Organizational Issues and the Design of Work; 4.4 Workplace Risk Factors; 4.4.1 Musculoskeletal Disorders; 4.4.2 Noise; 4.4.3 Chemicals; 4.4.4 Airborne Hazards; 4.4.5 Emerging Hazards; 4.4.6 Psychosocial Hazards; 4.5 The Management of Occupational Health; 4.6 The Health of Construction Workers