Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement
To improve construction site safety, emphasis has been placed on the implementation of safety programs. In order to successfully gain from safety programs, factors that affect their improvement need to be studied. Sixteen critical success factors of safety programs were identified from safety liter...
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| description | To improve construction site safety, emphasis has been placed on the implementation of safety programs. In order to successfully gain from safety
programs, factors that affect their improvement need to be studied. Sixteen critical success factors of safety programs were identified from safety literature,
and these were validated by safety experts. This study was undertaken by surveying 70 respondents from medium- and large-scale construction projects. It
explored the importance and the actual status of critical success factors (CSFs). Gap analysis was used to examine the differences between the importance
of these CSFs and their actual status. This study found that the most critical problems characterized by the largest gaps were management support,
appropriate supervision, sufficient resource allocation, teamwork, and effective enforcement. Raising these priority factors to satisfactory levels would lead to
successful safety programs, thereby minimizing accidents |
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| spelling | usm-424242018-10-11T04:12:39Z http://eprints.usm.my/42424/ Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement Aksorn , Thanet Hadikusumo, B.H.W. TH1-9745 Building construction To improve construction site safety, emphasis has been placed on the implementation of safety programs. In order to successfully gain from safety programs, factors that affect their improvement need to be studied. Sixteen critical success factors of safety programs were identified from safety literature, and these were validated by safety experts. This study was undertaken by surveying 70 respondents from medium- and large-scale construction projects. It explored the importance and the actual status of critical success factors (CSFs). Gap analysis was used to examine the differences between the importance of these CSFs and their actual status. This study found that the most critical problems characterized by the largest gaps were management support, appropriate supervision, sufficient resource allocation, teamwork, and effective enforcement. Raising these priority factors to satisfactory levels would lead to successful safety programs, thereby minimizing accidents Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42424/1/5_Thanet_%26_Hadikusumo_%28p.77-97%29.pdf Aksorn , Thanet and Hadikusumo, B.H.W. (2007) Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 12 (1). pp. 77-97. ISSN 1823-6499 http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol12_1_2007/5_Thanet%20&%20Hadikusumo%20(p.77-97).pdf |
| spellingShingle | TH1-9745 Building construction Aksorn , Thanet Hadikusumo, B.H.W. Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement |
| title | Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement |
| title_full | Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement |
| title_fullStr | Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement |
| title_short | Gap Analysis Approach for Construction Safety Program Improvement |
| title_sort | gap analysis approach for construction safety program improvement |
| topic | TH1-9745 Building construction |
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