...Joshua Nsiah Addo Ofori; Saeed Banihashemi; Amma Kyewaa Agyekum; Benjamin Botchway Purpose Workplace health and safety (WHS) has emerged as a growing concern in the construction industry, particularly in developing economies where competitive pressures and regulatory environments are evolving...

... emergencies is provided. This study adds to the theories of emergency exits in buildings for safe evacuation. This study will improve safety, security and the fast evacuation of lives and properties in buildings. Literature on the definitions and concepts of adapting HEEs in buildings and an in-depth review...

... face numerous barriers, including technical, regulatory and safety challenges, which hinder their widespread adoption. While existing research highlights these challenges, it provides limited guidance on comprehensive strategies to address them, which in turn may hinder the wider adoption of UAVs...

...Unmesa Ray; Cristian Arteaga; Yonghan Ahn; JeeWoong Park Purpose Equipment failure is a critical factor in construction accidents, often leading to severe consequences. Therefore, this study addresses two significant gaps in construction safety research: (1) effectively using historical data...

... concepts and incorporate renewed approaches to improve widespread efficiency. This research develops a decision-making tool that optimizes construction site layout plans. The developed model targets two main objectives: minimizing material transportation costs and maximizing safety by optimally placing...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Small unmanned aircrafts (SUAs) Safety Regulation Construction The construction industry is one of the fastest commercial adopters of Small Unmanned Aircrafts (SUAs) (Rakha and Gorodetsky...

...Esra Dobrucali; Sevilay Demirkesen; Emel Sadikoglu; Chengyi Zhang; Atilla Damci Purpose Construction safety is heavily affected by using new technologies in this growing trend of technology adoption. Especially, safety performance is enhanced through the utilization of some effective technologies...

...Hooman Sadeh; Claudio Mirarchi; Farzad Shahbodaghlou; Alberto Pavan Purpose Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. government ensures that all health and safety regulations, protecting the workers, are enforced. OSHA officers conduct inspections and assess fines for non...

...Samin Mahdavian; Ming Lu; Estacio Pereira Purpose Previous research regarding shaping factors and major causes behind accidents in the construction field is reviewed. In particular, a hypothetical model is established to correlate activity time, cost and safety in the context of construction...

...Mohammad Hashim Ibrahimkhil; Laith Hadidi Purpose The aim of this paper is to assess the safety level of construction sites in Afghanistan following the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) safety practices and compare this with other construction sites in Afghanistan that follow local government...

...Shang Zhang; Riza Yosia Sunindijo; Martin Loosemore; Shejiang Wang; Yajun Gu; Hongfei Li Purpose The image of the construction industry in China, as in many other countries, is tarnished by its poor safety record. With the rapid development of subway systems in Chinese urban areas, construction...

... for design organisations to improve their designers' PtD competencies and hence, be able to meet their responsibility under relevant occupational safety and health (OSH) legislative framework. Originality/value This study extends the PtD literature in the construction context by providing deeper insights...

...Fred Sherratt; Chris Ivory Purpose The purpose of this paper is to unpack the shared understandings of safety held by workers on large UK construction sites using a complexity lens, and so provide empirical support for the inclusion of situational self-organising within construction site safety...

...Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari; Heng Li; Johnny Kwok-Wai Wong; Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin; Janet Xin Ge; JoonOh Seo; Arnold Yu Lok Wong Purpose Sensing- and warning-based technologies are widely used in the construction industry for occupational health and safety (OHS) monitoring and management...

...Xueqing Lu; Steven Davis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of priming on people’s risk perceptions and safety decisions in a virtual construction simulator. Design/methodology/approach Civil engineering students were recruited to interact with a virtual reality...

...Evelyn Teo Ai Lin; George Ofori; Imelda Tjandra; Hanjoon Kim Purpose Despite recognition of its importance to Singapore’s economy, the construction industry is plagued by poor safety and productivity performance. Improvement efforts by the government and industry have yielded little results...

... of BIM in practice, and also a new trend to use BIM and BIM-related digital tools for improving safety and risk management has been emerging (Zou et al., 2016). For example, Liu et al. (2014) summarised the benefits and requirements of replacing the traditional two dimensional (2D...

...Iain Cameron; Billy Hare; Roy Duff Purpose – Present findings from a UK study, funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), on the relationship between safety advisor roles and safety performance. Design/methodology/approach – Roles and organisational factors...

... and the identified causes have known safety solutions. The persistence of these incidents in the Australian construction industry suggests that there may be underlying reasons why known safety solutions are not implemented. Further in-depth analysis of incident causes may help to identify organisational...

...Billy Hare; Iain Cameron Purpose This paper aims to present findings on research funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) on factors contributing to superior safety performance amongst construction firms in the UK – specifically, the level of training received by site...