Construction Safety Management - Couverture rigide

Levitt, Raymond Elliot; Samelson, Nancy Morse

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0070372985 ISBN 13 : 9780070372986

Editeur : McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1987

Synopsis

Book by Levitt Raymond Elliot Samelson Nancy Morse

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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

Biographie de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0070372985
• ISBN 13: 9780070372986
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 218
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible