scholarly journals Safety and health in the construction industry.

BMJ ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 302 (6767) ◽  
pp. 54-54
Author(s):  
R H Amis
Author(s):  
Maria Brunette ◽  
Carlos Evia ◽  
Peter Hoonakker ◽  
Brian Kleiner ◽  
Elizabeth Haro ◽  
...  

This panel will focus on addressing the current challenges of the construction industry within the context of Macroergonomics field research. Organizational, systemic and cultural strategies to overcome these challenges will be described. A brief introduction focusing on the unique characteristics of the construction industry and how they relate to the macroergonomics approach will be provided followed by a comprehensive overview of the breadth of the problem. Panelists will highlight successful projects or approaches related to cultural issues, immigrant and aging workforce, training effectiveness and safety culture that have a great potential to enhance safety and health in the construction industry.


Author(s):  
Hamizah Liyana Tajul Ariffin ◽  
Norhazren Izatie Mohd ◽  
Noor Nabilah Sabrini Lim Carmen ◽  
Kamarizan Kidam ◽  
Mohammad Ismail ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Hiroki Takahashi ◽  
Katsutoshi Ohdo ◽  
Seiji Takanashi

The Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Law was revised in March 2009 to introduce new measures concerning accidental falls in the construction industry. This revision mandates the use of guard rails, handrails, and other scaffold components. The wind load criteria and structural specifications of scaffolds are regulated by current design codes. Nevertheless, these provisions do not necessarily comply with the newly incorporated legal requirements because they apply to old-style scaffolds. This study examined the wind force on scaffolds by wind tunnel test, with baseboard height used as a parameter. The wind force coefficient of one story of scaffolds was calculated. Wind force coefficient increased as baseboard height increased. The wind force on the scaffolds equipped with baseboards is 9.2 times that on the scaffolds without baseboards. The baseboard must be greater than or equal to 15 cm to satisfy regulation requirements. The wind force coefficient of scaffolds with a 15 cm baseboard is 1.5 times that of the scaffolds without a baseboard. In scaffold design, baseboard height should be considered to guarantee a suitable wind force coefficient.


Author(s):  
Рыжиков ◽  
Evgeniy Ryzhikov ◽  
Калатози ◽  
Viktoriya Kalatozi ◽  
Климова ◽  
...  

The problem of the protection of labor in the construction industry has always been acute, as there is a large number of objects that cause harmful and dangerous production factors and, consequently, causes of occupational diseases and injuries of workers. Analysis of the status and protection of labor at the construction industry enterprises of the Belgorod region, allowed to identify the main types of violations, to identify ways to decrease them. It is established that in order to reduce the level of occupational injuries in the construction industry it is necessary to introduce innovative methods of occupational safety and health improvement, to accelerate the level of education and level of vocational training of workers.


1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Ringen ◽  
J Seegal ◽  
A England

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