Lighting the blue touch paper, and building well

Architectural practice has become considerably more complex in the last twenty years, not to mention since the days of Wright. Many more professions are involved in realising a building, and the construction industry has become professionalised in areas such as health and safety, management training and continuing professional development. Procurement methods for buildings are proliferating and roles for all involved changing, especially for the architect. Shorter timescales are common and there is a general consensus that, in the UK at least, there is a serious skills shortage in the industry and a decline in the quality of the building trades. The industry has become both more litigious and more international.

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BARRIERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Journal of Information System and Technology Management ◽

10.35631/jistm.624009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (24) ◽

pp. 90-99

Author(s):

Adetunji Kamoli ◽

Razali Adul Hamid ◽

Syamsul Hendra Mahmud

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Safety Management ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Accidents ◽

Management Systems ◽

Safety Management Systems ◽

Construction Organizations ◽

The Government ◽

Lack Of Commitment ◽

Collaborative Efforts

OHSMS has become the main part of the establishment’s lifeline and a prerequisite for its stability in the 21st century. There is a growing need for OHSMS, in its ability to solve occupational accidents and also to develop a robust relationship among the stakeholders. The mission of OHSMS has not been followed in the Nigerian construction industry. The study, therefore, explores the barriers to the development of OHSMS in the Nigerian construction industry. The study adopted a literature review of OHSMS and thereafter, 300 structured questionnaires were administered to the construction professionals in the built environment of the Nigerian nation’s Capital-Abuja. 247 of the administered questionnaires were returned, considered for the analysis of the study. The data were analysed with SPSS and excel. The findings of the study indicate that the lack of commitment of the government, inefficient regulatory authorities, and lack of expertise in the OHS activities are the major barriers to the development of OHSMS. The study recommends collaborative efforts from the construction organizations, employees, and construction professionals to support the government on the OHSMS.

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Features of Non-Tariff Regulation of Construction Products Market in Ukraine

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.d1014.1184s19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (4S) ◽

pp. 15-19

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Legal Framework ◽

State Regulation ◽

Market Regulation ◽

The European Union ◽

National System ◽

Construction Products ◽

Quality Of Products

The article deals with the issue of state regulation over the construction products industry. Analysis resulted in the identification of two main forms of regulation: tariff and non-tariff regulation. Global practices show the effectiveness of non-tariff regulation in the construction industry. Being a WTO member, Ukraine has to implement the legal framework of non-tariff regulation, in regards to those aspects contributing to compliance with the rating and standards of the European Union to ensure the quality of products. The main objective of non-tariff market regulation is to ensure the quality of finished products, environmental protection, health and safety of life. The national system of regulation, including technical rate-setting of the construction products manufacturing must comply with the international documents ratified by Ukraine. The article analyzes the domestic legal framework and proposes an algorithm for designing a national system of non-tariff regulation in accordance with international rules and standards.

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Occupational safety

Oxford Textbook of Medicine ◽

10.1093/med/9780198746690.003.0199 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1652-1656

Author(s):

Lawrence Waterman

Keyword(s):

Occupational Safety ◽

Safety Management ◽

Good Practice ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Working Environment ◽

Legal Obligations ◽

Work Health ◽

Minor Injuries ◽

The Uk ◽

Serious Injuries

Any approach to occupational health must acknowledge that accidents in the workplace result in many injuries. Construction, agriculture, and primary extraction are the main causes of fatalities and serious injuries, but many more minor injuries result from all types of work. Health and safety law has developed with an emphasis on accident prevention that is based on designing and managing the working environment. Establishing this approach to safety management begins with an organization committing itself to a policy influenced by legal obligations and current good practice. While this chapter draws heavily on the UK situation, where there has been considerable experience and development of approaches to health and safety, it is incumbent on any physician to consider the work environment and whether changes to the workplace might improve not only the lot of their patients, but others potentially at risk in the workplace.

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The Occupational Health and Safety Management of Workers in Building Construction Site

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.501-504.2695 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 501-504 ◽

pp. 2695-2699 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiang Dong Zhao

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Occupational Injury ◽

Safety Management ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Building Construction ◽

Way Of Life ◽

The Status ◽

Countermeasures And Suggestions

The work of occupational health and safety about construction industry has increasingly aroused peoples' attention ,so this article puts forward the problems existing in the occupational health and safety management of construction industry as well as the countermeasures and suggestions through the analysis of the construction labours' common occupational injury accident of the present stage in our country and the status quo in the aspects of professional physical,mental health and safety ,which is to develop the workers' way of life on safety,civilization and health.

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