A 10-step safety management framework for construction small and medium-sized enterprises. Issue 3 (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gunduz, Murat; Laitinen, Heikki
• Is Part Of: International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics. Volume 23:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 353
• Page End: 359
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: safety management -- construction industry -- management system; Human engineering -- Periodicals; Industrial safety -- Periodicals; Human Engineering -- Periodicals; Occupational Health -- Periodicals; Ergonomie -- Périodiques; Sécurité du travail -- Périodiques; Human engineering; Industrial safety; Periodicals; 620.8
• DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2016.1200258
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1080-3548

Abstract

Abstract : It is of great importance to develop an occupational health and safety management system (OHS MS) to form a systemized approach to improve health and safety. It is a known fact that thousands of accidents and injuries occur in the construction industry. Most of these accidents occur in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This article provides a 10-step user-friendly OHS MS for the construction industry. A quantitative OHS MS indexing method is also introduced in the article. The practical application of the system to real SMEs and its promising results are also presented.