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Exploring the compliance of the fire safety order 2005 amongst micro/small organisations in England and Wales (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hayes, J., Paul, H., & Manu, P. (2011, September). Exploring the compliance of the fire safety order 2005 amongst micro/small organisations in England and Wales. Paper presented at Proceedings of the Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (COBRA), Salford

Fire safety in buildings can not be underestimated given the grave losses associated with fire incidences. Legislation has been a useful means of ensuring fire safety in buildings, and in England and Wales, the recent introduction of the Regulatory R... Read More about Exploring the compliance of the fire safety order 2005 amongst micro/small organisations in England and Wales.

Effect of oil coating on steel bar on the strength of reinforced concrete (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Adukpo, E., Oteng-Seifah, S., & Manu, P. (2011, July). Effect of oil coating on steel bar on the strength of reinforced concrete. Paper presented at West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Accra, Ghana

The strength of steel-reinforced concrete greatly depends on the adequacy of the bond between concrete and steel reinforcement and this can be impaired by the surface condition of reinforcing steel. Oil on the surface of steel reinforcement has been... Read More about Effect of oil coating on steel bar on the strength of reinforced concrete.

Managing the adverse health and safety impact of subcontracting: Findings of a qualitative inquiry (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., & Adukpo, E. (2011, July). Managing the adverse health and safety impact of subcontracting: Findings of a qualitative inquiry. Paper presented at West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Accra, Ghana

Despite the economic benefits of subcontracting, it is widely known to be one of the factors influencing adverse health and safety (H&S) outcomes on projects. Given the increasing complexity of construction technologies which inevitably means that sp... Read More about Managing the adverse health and safety impact of subcontracting: Findings of a qualitative inquiry.

Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2011, March). Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery. Paper presented at Joint Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) and Lean Construction Institute Doctoral Workshop, University of Northumbria

The significance of the early planning of health and safety (H&S) to safe construction project delivery is a widely recognised fact, and central to that is the need for construction project participants to address originating accident causal factors... Read More about Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features: An effort towards improving construction project delivery.

Safety at sports stadia (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Melrose, A., Hampton, P., & Manu, P. (2011, January). Safety at sports stadia. Paper presented at Twelfth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-12), Hong Kong

Following the human tragedies in football stadia in Great Britain, several safety legislative requirements have been passed to ensure spectator safety. Among such requirements is the requirement for seated accommodation for all spectators. Since the... Read More about Safety at sports stadia.

Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting (2011)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2011). Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 164(4), 169-171. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.10.00008

Subcontracting has been noted to have an adverse influence on health and safety. Through a critique of the health and safety literature the causative factors of this adverse influence are identified, and a subsequent examination of the Construction (... Read More about Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting.