Construction Safety
Management - 2nd Edition
Proven Safety
Management Methods Gathered from 15 Years of Research into
Construction Safety
By Raymond Elliot Levitt,
Nancy Morse Samelson
Comprehensive
Safety Blueprint for CEO's, Site Managers, Foremen, Safety
Professionals and Owners
Designing
safety into every facet of your construction organization isn't just
sensible, it s also profitable....
Featuring proven safety management methods
gathered from fifteen years or research at Stanford University and
used by the most successful construction managers in the industry,
Construction Safety Management is a comprehensive blueprint for
CEOs, job-site managers, foremen, safety professionals, and owners
on safely managing construction work at every level and phase of a
project.
Incorporating these management practices and
policies into a practical format of real-life case studies and
summary action steps, this new updated Second Edition offers each
member of the construction management team specific advice on
effectively upgrading an organization s total safety performance,
including:
- Building a corporate culture of zero
accidents
- Planning for high project performance
- Establishing accountability for safety
- Eliminating drugs and alcohol from the
job site
- Maintaining a communications safety net
- Achieving the dual goal of safety and
productivity
- Maintaining effective crews
- Measuring safety performance
- Monitoring contractors for safety
This new edition also reviews key requirements
of the Comprehensive Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993 and
discusses the potential of emerging management techniques and
computing technologies for construction safety management, including
Total Quality Management, partnering, robotics, automated process
control, artificial intelligence, and expert systems.
"The Second Edition is even better than the
first. The information is timely but what s even more important, the
techniques work!" Raymond Hays, Director Environmental Safety and
Health/QA RUST Construction Services
"The detailed guidance provided throughout the
book will enable all segments and levels of the construction
industry to increase productivity." Jim E. Lapping Director, Safety
and Health Building and Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO
About The Author:
RAYMOND ELLIOT LEVITT is Professor of Civil Engineering and
Associate Director of the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering
at Stanford University.
NANCY MORSE SAMELSON is a construction safety management
consultant based in Stanford, California
Table of Contents:
Partial table of contents:
HOW SAFETY SAVES LIVES AND MONEY.
The Direct Cost Savings.
The Benefits of Safe Jobs.
THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
Building a Culture of Zero Accidents.
Managing Staff Support for Safety.
Summary of Action Steps for Chief Executives.
THE JOB-SITE MANAGER.
Setting Priorities on the Job.
People-Building.
Orienting New Workers.
Summary of Action Steps for Job-Site Managers.
THE FOREMAN.
Working with Crews.
Foreman Training.
THE SAFETY PROFESSIONAL.
Responsibility for Safety.
Measuring Safety Performance.
Finding the Best Fit.
BUYING SAFE CONSTRUCTION.
Selecting Safe Contractors and Subcontractors.
Managing Safety with Multiple Prime Contractors.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGEMENT.
New Ways to Work Together and the New OSHA Law.
References.
Appendices.
Index
Hard-cover,
304 pages
Published 1993
ISBN: 978-0-471-59933-3
Construction
Safety Management
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