Patrick X. W. Zou, Riza Yosia Sunindijo ... 256 pages -
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (June, 2015) ...
Language: English -
ISBN-10: 1118839374 -
ISBN-13: 978-1118839379 ...
Although the construction and engineering sector makes important
contributions to the economic, social, and environmental objectives of a
nation, it has a notorious reputation for being an unsafe industry in
which to work. Despite the fact that safety performance in the industry
has improved, injuries and fatalities still occur frequently. To address
this, the industry needs to evolve further by integrating safety into
all decision making processes.
Strategic Safety Management in Construction and Engineering takes
a broad view of safety from a strategic decision making and management
perspective with a particular focus on the need to balance and integrate
‘science’ and ‘art’ when implementing safety management. The principles
covered here include the economics of safety, safety climate and
culture, skills for safety, safety training and learning, safety in
design, risk management, building information modelling, and safety
research methods and the research-practice nexus. They are integrated
into a strategic safety management framework which comprises strategy
development, implementation, and evaluation. Practical techniques are
included to apply the principles in the context of the construction and
engineering industry and projects. Case studies are also provided to
demonstrate the localised context and applications of the principles and
techniques in practice.
