Factors influencing the effectiveness of construction site managers

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.H. Mustapha ◽  
S Naoum
2020 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 05005
Author(s):  
Lesiba George Mollo ◽  
Fidelis Emuze ◽  
Nicholus Sishuba

Productivity in the construction industry is declining in real-time. The decline in productivity is a source of worry for practitioners and researchers. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain major factors influencing productivity in relation to the notion of respects for people (RFP) in construction. The reviewed literature influences the semi-structured questionnaire used to survey construction professionals in Johannesburg, South Africa. The results reaffirm the tension productivity increment and the enhancement of RfP as both ideas appear to be moving in opposite directions on a typical construction site. It was discovered that respect for workers on a construction site is a major concern. The paper argues that ethical reasoning affects productivity. Therefore, an appropriate management system is required to improve the workers' perception of productivity and RfP working on construction sites.


Author(s):  
Martina Schneller

The project focuses on the employability of construction site managers since they belong to a much imperiled occupational group. Next to the impairment of health of the individual, the missing work time leads to a huge impact on the economy. Reducing the average missing work time about half a day would increase the annual production about 1.87 billion Euro. On this background the protection of employability and the avoidance of missing work time has to be the goal. The analysis of the current state was performed by different methods, i.e., online surveys, interviewing experts and recording processes on construction sites. The results of the analysis showed that construction managers are happy about their profession and that they like their job. But the results also showed that construction managers wish for a better balance between leisure and working time. A Construction Site Manager’s current working environment is molded by many challenges including: computerization, speedy development of new technology, acceleration, juridification and economization. Based on the survey the Pentagon of construction management was developed with the focus on improvement. Improvement can be in the form of practical aids, tools-such as the qualification matrix or the application for interface analysis and process optimization. Also a new concepts like the assistance of construction management. For which a modular qualification system was settled, which can be used for dual studies, as well as in a form of postgraduate education.


Author(s):  
Saida Farhanah Sarkam ◽  
Lily Shahzlyn Shaharuddin ◽  
Bushra Mohd Zaki ◽  
Nik Rozila Nik Mohd Masdek ◽  
Noor Junaini Arwin Yaacob ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuraffefa Hamdan ◽  
Hanizam Awang

Statistics have shown that the construction industry is one of those sectors that have a high rate of deaths and injuries compared with to the other sectors.  Scaffolding is a hazard that contributes to the large number of deaths and injuries in the construction industry. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the scaffolding related accidents at the construction site. The study was conducted using a questionnaire to obtain the maximum information and precise results. The questionnaire was prepared and distributed to listed contractors in grade G7 and G6 that are actively involved in carrying out construction work. The results of this study indicate that the higher factors influencing scaffold related accidents at construction site are caused by technical factors. 


1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Sutherland ◽  
Marilyn J. Davidson

Author(s):  
Olena Mykhailovska ◽  
Tetiana Nesterenko

In the paper it is confirmed that any theoretical data inferior to precisely measured data due to the impossibility ofconsidering all the factors influencing on the oscillation process. The fluctuations magnitude of a non-residential building inPoltava and the dynamic influence on the building structure and the people who can be there periodically are experimentallyinvestigated. To evaluate the vibration impact, it is necessary to compare measured data with the permissible level ofvibration in public buildings. The recommendations for the further building exploitation are based on the building structuresvibration acceleration measurements results.


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