scholarly journals A NEW SAFETY CLIMATE ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR GULF CONSTRUCTION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Umar ◽  
◽  
N. Umeokafor ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Climate Assessment ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Industry Professionals

One of the methods which could improve the safety performance of construction organizations is the safety climate approach which is helpful to know the existing maturity level of the safety climate and to develop plans to achieve the required level of maturity. Most of the existing safety climate tools were developed considering different industries in developed countries while construction was based only on few tools. Construction projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries are at a peak. This article, therefore, attempts to develop a safety climate assessment tool for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) construction industry. A mixed research method consisting of a systematic review (N = 32), structured questionnaire (N = 102) and email interview (N = 19) was adopted in this research. A new assessment tool that has seven factors including (i) Aligning and Integrating Safety As Value (ii) Training At All Level (iii) Improving Site Safety Leadership (iv) Management Commitment (v) Empowering And Involving Workers (vi) Ensuring Accountability At All Level and (vii) Improving Communication has been finally developed. Each factor is supported by a number of simple questions that the participants have to answer on a Likert scale of 1 to 5 is finally developed. Although, the newly developed tool is validated through email interviews held with the construction industry professionals, however, longitudinal studies are recommended to gauge to the effectiveness of the tool.

Factors of innovative growth of the construction industry in Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
M. Oborin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Innovative Development ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Technological Structure ◽  
Scientific Technical ◽  
Network Approaches

The article is devoted to technological innovations, problems of their implementation at the industry level and at the level of construction organizations. The factors hindering the introduction of innovations in the investment construction complex are identified. Measures of state support for this process are proposed. Recommendations are given for improving the mechanisms for introducing innovations in the investment construction complex. Technological progress determines the pace and strategic directions of construction development. Since the construction industry sets the pace of economic development and is an important sector of the economy of many countries of the world, there is no doubt about the relevance of the problem under study. The introduction of technologies has contributed to the dynamic development of construction services in the last few years in developed countries. The purpose of the study is to analyze the prerequisites for the strategic development of construction based on scientific and technical development, as well as to identify growth restrictions in the regions of the country. The following research methods have been used by the author - system, situational, network approaches, modeling of socio-economic processes. In the course of the study theoretical approaches to the development of construction in the conditions of scientific-technical progress were considered; a model of strategic development of the industry was presented, including legal documents, in particular the draft Strategy for construction until 2030. The transition to an innovative development path is a complex process that requires a unified policy at the regional and local levels. The article reveals the problems of the construction complex innovative development and substantiates the factors that stimulate its transition to a new technological structure. Despite certain difficulties, the construction sector has many prospects for further development, but there are restrictions related to financing, risks, and methodological support for evaluating innovations

FACTORS INFLUENCING MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT TO SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Sadiq Mahmoud ◽  
Mohd. Hamdan Ahmad ◽  
Yahya Mohd. Yatim
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Management Commitment ◽  
Design For Safety ◽  
Research Outcome

The significance of safety commitment to improving safety performance and reducing risk is widely accepted and substantive research has been conducted globally in order to improve the safety performance of the construction industry such as: “safety commitment”, “design for safety”, “safety culture”, “safety climate”, “behavior base safety BBS”. Despite the research and improvements that have been made through the years, construction stakeholders are continuously being challenged with occurrences of injury on site. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the factors, which influence of management commitment toward improving safety performance in the construction industry of Nigeria. Data was collected through a questionnaire and analysis was performed using SPSS version 16 software. The results of the study showed that “involvement of workers in the preparation of safety programs for the site” and “appropriate issuance of motivational directives by the top management to enhance safety” significantly impact on the safety performance of construction stakeholders. Thus, the research outcome would be of benefit to top management of construction companies, policy makers and building development approvers.

Embracing sustainability practices in UK construction organizations

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Opoku ◽  
Vian Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – Adopting sustainable construction practices minimizes the overall environmental impact of the built asset throughout its whole life. Currently, there is demand from key stakeholders in the construction industry for organization to deliver sustainable built environment, however, leaders/champions within construction organizations charged with the adoption of sustainable construction practices face many challenges. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an investigation into the challenges facing intra-organizational leaders charged with the promotion of sustainable construction practices. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interview with 15 leaders, followed by an industry-wide survey of 200 intra-organizational leaders in contractor and consultant organizations in the UK construction industry. Findings – The results revealed that increased capital cost is the most significant challenge facing construction organizations in attempt to adopt sustainability practices in the delivery of construction projects. Originality/value – This study provides the empirical evidence linking leadership within construction organizations and sustainability; filling the gap in literature and serving as a source of reference material for higher education programmes in the built environment.

scholarly journals The Status of Value Management Practice on Construction Projects in Uganda and Strategies for Improvement

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-267
Author(s):  
Apollo Tutesigensi ◽  
Nathan Kibwami ◽  
Saul B. Matege
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Value Management ◽  
Ordinal Variables ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The Status ◽  
Industry Professionals

In many developing countries, value management (VM) is not applied widely and systematically in construction projects. This limits the achievement of value for money. The objectives of this study were to describe the state of VM practice in Uganda and suggest strategies for improvement. Based on the extant literature, a conceptual framework depicting VM practice in the lifecycle of construction projects was developed. A questionnaire containing both nominal and ordinal measures was distributed to a sample of Ugandan construction industry professionals. During data analysis, the distributions of nominal variables were expressed in terms of percentages. A univariate analysis of the ordinal variables was undertaken using measures of central tendency (mean) and dispersion (standard deviation). A bivariate analysis of the ordinal variables was undertaken using Friedman, Fisher's exact and Mann-Whitney U tests. The application of VM in Uganda was rudimentary, inconsistent and misguided, based on the reports of the respondents. This finding constitutes the first major contribution of this work to knowledge. It also led to the idea that the practice of VM in Uganda can be improved by raising awareness and the standard for VM application. Ten strategies for these two purposes have been put forward in this article. These strategies constitute the second major contribution to knowledge.

scholarly journals Developing an Effective Conceptual Framework for Safety Behaviour in Construction Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 03006
Author(s):  
Chaher Zid ◽  
Narimah Kasim ◽  
Hocine Benseghir ◽  
Muhammad Nomani Kabir ◽  
Abdullah Bin Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Human Errors ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Behavioural Factors ◽  
Safety Behaviour

The construction industry involves one of the most hazardous occupation for workers due to complex management processes, environmental issues, work pressure and heavy and complicated equipment involved in modern construction projects. Despite the advancement of technology in the construction industry, an escalating number of fatal accidents occur because of the human errors and the unsafe behaviours. In this research, an analysis for previous studies has been conducted to define all safety behavioural factors in construction industry for improving the safety performance in construction industry. All the studies were categorised in accordance with their methodologies, analytical methods, variables, and the findings in order to build an effective conceptual framework. The framework comprises of three main categories that incur direct impact toward the safety behaviour in construction industries, namely: (a) organizational factors, (b) safety climate factors, and (c) individual factors. Each category has own variables which make a total of 16 factors for all categories. The framework facilitates to assess the effectiveness of a construction industry, identify the deficiencies and the weakness, and create procedures to manage the accident in future by controlling the safety behaviour of employees.

The Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT): A rubric-based approach to measuring construction safety climate

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahira M. Probst ◽  
Linda M. Goldenhar ◽  
Jesse L. Byrd ◽  
Eileen Betit
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Climate Assessment

DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKMANSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Sookoo ◽  
Abrahams Mwasha ◽  
Joseph Iwaro
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Management System ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Critical Survey ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Management Techniques

One of the most important aspect of quality in a project is workmanship. Most contractors have failed in meeting stakeholders’ needs in the area of workmanship as it relates to the objectives of cost, quality and time. The lack of a workmanship management system in the construction process is one of the major problems facing the construction industry. In this regard, this study is aimed at developing an integrated benchmarking framework to measure workmanship performance of construction projects at any stage with focus on ensuring quality. To do so, the study undertakes a critical survey of literature and building professionals using mixed survey methods. It then uses the information gathered to develop an integrated workmanship benchmarking framework by integrating three major existing quality management techniques that include TQM, Six Sigma and SMS. This study successfully developed an integrated benchmarking framework with capability to measure the workmanship performance at both organization and project levels in any stage of construction projects. Also, the study identified a set of critical success factors for workmanship assessment and is expected to assist with and guide in the development of a workmanship performance assessment tool for the construction industry in developing counties including Trinidad and Tobago.

scholarly journals Regional Comparisons of Contemporary Construction Industry Sustainable Concepts in the Chinese Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Ma ◽  
Yun Le ◽  
Hongyang Li ◽  
Ruoyu Jin ◽  
Poorang Piroozfar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Construction Market ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Industry Professionals

Emerging construction practices such as building information modelling (BIM), prefabrication construction, green building, and integrated project delivery methods are gaining momentum in China, with great potential due to the size of its construction market. Through this, the sustainability level of China’s construction industry is expected to be enhanced from the economic, social and environmental perspectives. So far, there has been limited understanding of how BIM, as a digital technology, would affect other contemporary sustainable construction practices from the industry professionals’ point of view. Limited studies have been carried out to study the regional differences of these contemporary sustainable practices in China. This study adopted a questionnaire-based approach targeting industry professionals from three different metropolitan cities (Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Wenzhou).The follow-up comprehensive statistical analysis revealed that with regards to these contemporary sustainable construction practices, survey participants held much varied views on the growth of renovation projects, traditional Design–Bid–Build delivery, and conventional on-site construction methods. These three types were also generally perceived to have weak correlation with BIM application. Regional comparison further conveyed information on differences in perceptions among survey respondents from these three cities. For example, respondents from Wenzhou perceived more positive effects of BIM use in conventional construction projects. This research addressed the inter-correlation among these emerging sustainable construction practices, as well as the regional differences in China’s construction market. The findings provide insights and the big picture for both governmental authorities and industry practitioners on the latest sustainable practices of China’s construction industry. Recommendations are also offered towards improved economic, social and environmental sustainability performance for construction projects in the country.

scholarly journals Incorporation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Malaysian Higher Education Institutions: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Seri Nanisa Sima Yusoff ◽  
Juliana Brahim ◽  
Zainidi Mat Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
3D Modelling ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is initiated for the sake of managing construction projects effectively and efficiently. However, the adoption of BIM in Malaysian construction industry is still low because of lack of awareness among professionals and Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) undergraduates. This paper aims to evaluate the current adoption of BIM in syllabus among higher education institutions (HEIs). The methodology of this paper is based on literature review regarding BIM syllabus adopted in HEIs. The findings reveal that BIM in Malaysia is still lagging in practice and literature taught for academic aspects respectively compared to other developed countries such as United Kingdom and Lithuania. From the current adoption of BIM in Malaysian HEIs syllabus, it can be concluded that fully stand-alone BIM module in Malaysian HEIs is crucial which consequently hampering the production of high-quality BIM expertise that master in methodology and 3D modelling skills. Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM), Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

scholarly journals Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Adam ◽  
Patrick Manu ◽  
Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu ◽  
Krzysztof Dziekonski ◽  
Ernest Kissi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Industry Professionals

Purpose Although building information modelling (BIM) adoption in developed countries has largely been incentivised by government, in developing countries, adoption is often driven by desires of industry professionals, which is dependent on awareness of BIM and availability of skills among the professionals. Thus, BIM awareness and competence among professionals have become useful baseline measures of BIM readiness. To ascertain BIM readiness within the Seychelles construction industry, this study aims to investigate the level of BIM awareness and level of BIM competence among construction professionals. Design/methodology/approach The study involved a questionnaire survey of construction professionals (n = 96) and data analysis using both descriptive statistics and association analysis. Findings The results indicate a moderate level of BIM awareness, but a low level of engagement in BIM education/training. Also, the professionals have very low BIM technical skills, notably the ability to use BIM-related tools and to perform BIM-related task. Furthermore, this study suggests that the experience of working on collaborative projects could be a useful premise for BIM implementation among construction professionals. Originality/value The implication is that construction professionals in the Seychelles need to start readying themselves for greater BIM adoption by taking steps to address the BIM technical skills deficiencies and the low engagement in BIM education/training.

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