Unpacking construction site safety / Dr. Fred Sherratt.

By: Sherratt, Fred [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2016Description: 1 online resource (216 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118817285 ; 9781118817254 (ePub); 9781118817247 (Adobe PDF)Subject(s): Building -- Safety measures | Construction industry -- Safety measures | Building sites -- Safety measuresGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 624.0684 LOC classification: TH443Online resources: Full text available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view
Contents:
Preface xi Acknowledgements xv 1 Introduction 1 References 4 2 Construction Site Contexts 5 Winning Work 6 Subs of Subs of Subs 8 The Workforce 9 Working Conditions 13 Never work a day in your life … 13 Construction Site Life 14 References 17 3 Safety and Society 21 The Media and its Myths 22 (Mis])Interpreting the Legislation 25 Where there’s blame … 28 Safety and Society and Construction Sites 31 Understanding People 32 References 42 4 Safety in Construction 47 Measuring Safety: Accidents and Statistics 48 Cause and Effect 51 Safety Management Systems 55 Competence 58 Training 61 Personal Protective Equipment 66 References 73 5 Just a Bit Unsafe? 77 The Legislative Lexicon 77 Safe/Unsafe 83 Safety and Unsafety 88 Safety and Risk 94 Acknowledgements 104 References 104 6 Safety versus Work and Work versus Safety 107 The Non]Productive 107 Segregation and Integration 111 Problems of Production 114 Production in Practice 116 References 121 7 Engagement and Enforcement 123 Engaging with Safety 124 Safety Propaganda 129 Enforcing Safety 134 Rules Made to be Broken? 138 A Hierarchy of Safety: Responsibility and Ownership 142 Acknowledgements 148 References 148 8 Counting Down to Zero 151 Target Zero: Theories and Thinking 152 Brand Zero 156 Zero in Practice 159 Measuring Zero: Non]Accident Statistics 161 Achieving Zero 163 Acknowledgements 169 References 169 9 Constructing Safety on Sites 171 What is Safety on Site? 172 Site Safety Culture 177 Putting it into Practice 181 References 187 10 Reflections 189 Index 191
Summary: Unpacking Construction Site Safety provides a different perspective of safety in practice. • examines how useful the concept of safety actually is to the development of effective management interventions • providing new insights and information to the audience, and assist in a more informed development of new approaches in practice • aimed at safety and construction management practitioners as well as academics
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Fred Sherratt PhD MCIOB C.BuildE MCABE FHEA has worked in the UK construction industry for over 13 years, starting as a site secretary and working up through the ranks, via the planning function, to site management. She is now a researcher and Senior Lecturer in Construction Management at Anglia Ruskin University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xv

1 Introduction 1

References 4

2 Construction Site Contexts 5

Winning Work 6

Subs of Subs of Subs 8

The Workforce 9

Working Conditions 13

Never work a day in your life … 13

Construction Site Life 14

References 17

3 Safety and Society 21

The Media and its Myths 22

(Mis])Interpreting the Legislation 25

Where there’s blame … 28

Safety and Society and Construction Sites 31

Understanding People 32

References 42

4 Safety in Construction 47

Measuring Safety: Accidents and Statistics 48

Cause and Effect 51

Safety Management Systems 55

Competence 58

Training 61

Personal Protective Equipment 66

References 73

5 Just a Bit Unsafe? 77

The Legislative Lexicon 77

Safe/Unsafe 83

Safety and Unsafety 88

Safety and Risk 94

Acknowledgements 104

References 104

6 Safety versus Work and Work versus Safety 107

The Non]Productive 107

Segregation and Integration 111

Problems of Production 114

Production in Practice 116

References 121

7 Engagement and Enforcement 123

Engaging with Safety 124

Safety Propaganda 129

Enforcing Safety 134

Rules Made to be Broken? 138

A Hierarchy of Safety: Responsibility and Ownership 142

Acknowledgements 148

References 148

8 Counting Down to Zero 151

Target Zero: Theories and Thinking 152

Brand Zero 156

Zero in Practice 159

Measuring Zero: Non]Accident Statistics 161

Achieving Zero 163

Acknowledgements 169

References 169

9 Constructing Safety on Sites 171

What is Safety on Site? 172

Site Safety Culture 177

Putting it into Practice 181

References 187

10 Reflections 189

Index 191

Unpacking Construction Site Safety provides a different perspective of safety in practice. • examines how useful the concept of safety actually is to the development of effective management interventions • providing new insights and information to the audience, and assist in a more informed development of new approaches in practice • aimed at safety and construction management practitioners as well as academics

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