The position of the constructor in communication networks, including those before the commencement of construction, is likely related to the quality of work health and safety (WHS) outcomes realized. In order to examine the extent of this relationship, 23 cases were drawn from 10 participating...

Construction management research and practice is dominated by a single project paradigm. This does not reflect the true nature of many construction clients who have large multi-project portfolios. Traditional single project management strategies are usually adopted for managing such portfolios -...

In modern organizations it is overly simplistic to assume that a uniform, organization-wide climate for safety develops. Workgroup-level safety climates are more likely to arise in decentralized organizations and their influence on occupational health and safety (OHS) behaviour is likely to be...

Evaluating to what extent a component or building system should be produced off-site is inadequate within the industry. The potential benefits of off-site production (OSP) are commonly cited when justifying an OSP approach, yet holistic and methodical assessments of the applicability and overall...

Drawing upon an empirical analysis of the design and construction of a food processing facility, a theoretical understanding of the impact of design decision-making on the occupational health and safety (OHS) of construction workers is developed. It is argued that current policy and legislative...

A safety climate survey was conducted in three Australian construction industry organizations. Workers' perceptions of their supervisors' safety response (SSR) and co-workers' safety response (CSR) were measured as facets of group safety climate. A two-dimensional schema was developed based upon...

A multi-level safety climate model was tested in the Australian construction industry. Subcontracted workers' perceptions of the organizational safety response (OSR) and supervisor safety response (SSR) in their own organization and that of the principal contractor were measured using a safety...