Outputs (99)

New tool will help civil engineers meet CDM requirements to design for safety (2016)
Journal Article

© ICE Publishing. All rights reserved. A new tool is being developed to help civil engineers and other construction professionals improve their capability to design for safety under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. Patrick Manu a... Read More about New tool will help civil engineers meet CDM requirements to design for safety.

Health and safety management practices in the Nigerian construction industry: A survey of construction firms in South Western Nigeria (2016)
Book Chapter

Despite the relevance of the construction sector in developing countries, the industry continues to record unacceptable levels of accidents and fatalities. The situation is no different in Nigeria where health and safety (H&S) management has been cit... Read More about Health and safety management practices in the Nigerian construction industry: A survey of construction firms in South Western Nigeria.

Proceedings of the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) Conference 2016 (2016)
Book

This is the proceedings of the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) Conference 2016 jointly organised with Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) and Nigerian Institution of... Read More about Proceedings of the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) Conference 2016.

A study of health and safety management practices of contractors in Southern Vietnam (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In spite of the socio-economic benefits of the construction industry, it accounts for many deaths, injuries and illnesses in many countries. In developing countries like Vietnam, the situation is even worse. Health and safety (H&S) management plays a... Read More about A study of health and safety management practices of contractors in Southern Vietnam.

Inquiry into the health and safety management practices of contractors in Vietnam: Preliminary findings (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Despite the socio-economic significance of the Vietnamese construction industry, the industry continues to have a poor reputation in terms of occupational health and safety (H&S). Whilst it is evident that improvement is needed, there is a dearth of... Read More about Inquiry into the health and safety management practices of contractors in Vietnam: Preliminary findings.

An overview of municipal solid waste management in developing and developed economies: Analysis of practices and contributions to urban flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Different natural and anthropogenic factors have contributed to increased flood events in recent times. Studies have noted the impact of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) practices on increased flooding. Increases in population, economic growth... Read More about An overview of municipal solid waste management in developing and developed economies: Analysis of practices and contributions to urban flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Towards a framework for the management of health, safety and well-being on adaptive-retrofit projects in Ghana (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Adaptive-Retrofit Projects (ARPs) face the challenge of wide-adoption due to health and safety (H&S) issues surrounding ARPs. In developing countries like Ghana, this challenge exists alongside other challenges such as outdated and inadequate H&S leg... Read More about Towards a framework for the management of health, safety and well-being on adaptive-retrofit projects in Ghana.

Challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Building information modelling (BIM) has been proposed as a technology enabled process for the realisation of the performance ambitions of the construction industry through integrated management of information in virtual 3-D formats. Significant chal... Read More about Challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives.

The health and safety impact of construction project features (2014)
Journal Article

Purpose - Despite the established significance of underlying accident causes to health and safety (H&S), and the persistent reporting of the underlying accident causal influence of construction project features (CPFs) which emanate from pre-const... Read More about The health and safety impact of construction project features.

Briefing: Towards exploring profession-specific BIM challenges in the UK (2014)
Journal Article

Building information modelling (BIM) has been proposed as an enabler for greater efficiency and effectiveness within the UK construction industry, providing digital management of construction data throughout the project life cycle. The potential bene... Read More about Briefing: Towards exploring profession-specific BIM challenges in the UK.