Causes and Prevention of Fall Accidents in the US Construction Industry

Author(s):  
Gouranga Banik
2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 853-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Derr ◽  
Linda Forst ◽  
Hua Yun Chen ◽  
Lorraine Conroy
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2017 ◽  
Vol 143 (8) ◽  
pp. 04017043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngcheol Kang ◽  
Sohaib Siddiqui ◽  
Sung Joon Suk ◽  
Seokho Chi ◽  
Changwan Kim

2022 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. 105537
Author(s):  
Yahia Halabi ◽  
Hu Xu ◽  
Danbing Long ◽  
Yuhang Chen ◽  
Zhixiang Yu ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 3176-3186
Author(s):  
Jameson Dickman

Construction industry design standards are increasingly calling for new construction to be inspected and tested for compliance with design specifications after the project is built; otherwise known as the commissioning process. As part of this trend, owners, sensitive to the acoustics of their facilities, are seeking confirmation via measurements that their buildings meet sound isolation and background noise requirements, particularly when pursuing certifications under the US Green Building Council LEED standard, the WELL Building Standard, or other green building or wellness standards. In general, the error of sound isolation measurements is not officially established. This poses challenges to designers tasked with specifying assemblies and components to meet field verification requirements. This paper will briefly review current research and standards on the error of measurements such as Noise Isolation Class (NIC) and the Weighted Level Difference (D) and discuss example design standards and guidelines which do or do not account for this error. It will also propose further research topics to better define the error in sound isolation measurements and best practices when establishing or designing to sound isolation criteria in new or renovated buildings.


Author(s):  
Caroline O'Donnell ◽  
Dillon Pranger

This chapter will study the proliferation of architectural follies that use recycled or recyclable materials in a move to promote better practices in waste and recycling. Given the slow uptake of this impetus in the architectural world proper, the text will investigate the obstacles in engaging in materially sustainable practices in the construction industry as well as case studies for rethinking currently problematic materials. However, while some improvements have been made in the construction industry's use of recycled materials, the industry often dismisses the afterlife of materials used throughout the process. What are the motivations of the industry and how can we incentivize circular thinking in an industry that produces hundreds of millions of tons of waste per year in the US?


2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 01008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruben Kazarian

In all countries, transport is considered as the basis for ensuring economic, social, military, environmental and other types of national security. It is provided more than 200 billion dollars in the US, about 200 billion dollars in Japan, more than 100 billion euros in Germany on the development of transport system. In Russia, for these purposes, is spent 14-15 times less. The purpose of environmental security's transportation ensuring - protection of life and health of people, the environment, cargo and vehicles, the sustainability of transport communications and transport infrastructure in normal conditions, in emergency situations and in wartime. Man, in the process of knowing the surrounding material world, forms “speculative” (ideal) ideas about how this world is arranged and how it functions. The basis of such knowledge is intuitive or conscious modeling. The initial level of visual modeling is the multipoint representation of the object of study, so: any phenomenon, object, process, object, definition, and other elements of the conceptual layer of consciousness are put in correspondence with the “point”. The further procedure of visual modeling involves the identification of all the points involved and the interrelations between them (the “logician”), this procedure will provide insight into infographic models of anthropotechnology management in the conditions of modern economic fundamentals and trends in the development of a market economy for the application of anthropotechnical management infographic models. Certification of manual labor's mechanization and transportation of construction cargo and structures (СMIT) - is one of the important construction service packages.


2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 210-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector E. Valdez ◽  
Abdol R. Chini

Author(s):  
Priyanka Raina ◽  
John Tookey

The retention system of withholding a portion of payment to contractors and subcontractors is a peculiar feature of the building industry. In the past decade or so there has been much discussion about the practice of retentions in the US and UK construction industries. Anecdotal evidence without concerted research suggests that problems exist within the practice in the New Zealand construction industry, which this study will address. Retention practice affects the whole construction supply chain, but the effect the practice has on each party varies significantly. Thirteen interviews were carried out with experienced construction industry professionals, including clients, contractors, subcontractors and consultants. An analysis of their recorded views and perceptions revealed diverse views. Most agreed that problems with retention are very serious, the worst affected being the subcontractors who do not have much control or say. However, they said, in the absence of any better alternative, the practice is working well in its current form. Further research will work out some alternatives to the traditional retention practice so as to create more balance and fairness for all the parties involved in the supply chain.


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