Connection between lean design/construction and construction worker safety

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• Personal Author:
  Gambatese, John ; Pestana C
• Description:
  This small study aimed at investigating how lean design and construction practices are connected to and impact safety on construction sites. The research team identified production, contractual, and safety practices typically implemented during both the design and construction of architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) projects, and determined the extent to which each of the identified production practices adheres to the principles of lean design/construction and whether lean design/construction practices are particularly beneficial or detrimental to construction safety. The researchers carried out seven case studies of building construction projects that included conducting interviews of project personnel, visiting the project sites, and reviewing project documentation about the design and construction practices utilized to design and build the projects. Utilizing the knowledge gained from the case studies, the researchers also conducted a survey of Lean Construction Institute (LCI) members to obtain expert perspective from a wider segment of the industry on the connection of lean practices to safety. Based on the case studies and survey, the researchers assessed the extent to which lean practices impact construction safety risk and support commonly-implemented safety practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Education Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-potential Accident-prevention Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-materials Construction-workers Health-programs Industrial-design Industrial-engineering Injury-prevention Safety-climate Safety-education Safety-practices Safety-programs Safety-research Standards Training Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-monitoring

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• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-40
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046290
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2014 Dec; :1-40
• Contact Point Address:
  John Gambatese, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, 101 Kearney Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331
• Email:
  john.gambatese@oregonstate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Connection between lean design/construction and construction worker safety
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c5f5779d346e6f48f5edbb54a0b0d9d5f21f28fa03a6c7db334a02cd9f0db89cccb606e138df62878c1640be9af311a8474e07b996ac63775c1c165c633d72c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201393/cdc_201393_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 552.61 KB ]