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The extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation and health and safety risk: A conceptual model (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2010, September). The extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation and health and safety risk: A conceptual model. Paper presented at 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, Leeds, UK

Construction project features (CPFs) are organisational, physical and operational attributes that characterise construction projects. Although previous studies have reported the contribution of CPFs to accident causation and the extent of their contr... Read More about The extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation and health and safety risk: A conceptual model.

An approach for evaluating the health and safety risk associated with construction project features based on their contribution to accident causation (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2010, September). An approach for evaluating the health and safety risk associated with construction project features based on their contribution to accident causation. Paper presented at Proceedings of the Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (COBRA), Paris, France

The evaluation of health and safety (H&S) risk and the implementation of risk control measures is a hugely important requirement on construction projects. In this light, several risk assessment methods and tools have been developed to enable the eval... Read More about An approach for evaluating the health and safety risk associated with construction project features based on their contribution to accident causation.

An investigation into the barriers towards making existing domestics properties more resilient to the effects of flooding: Results of a case study (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Phandey, R., & Proverbs, D. (2010, September). An investigation into the barriers towards making existing domestics properties more resilient to the effects of flooding: Results of a case study. Paper presented at Proceedings of the Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (COBRA), Paris, France

The number of major flood incidents has increased significantly over the past ten years. The flood events of summer 2007 witnessed some of the worst flooding to have hit the UK in over sixty years. Climate change and other key factors are playing a... Read More about An investigation into the barriers towards making existing domestics properties more resilient to the effects of flooding: Results of a case study.

How and to what extent do construction project features contribute to accidents? Insight for accident prevention (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., & Ahadzie, D. (2010, July). How and to what extent do construction project features contribute to accidents? Insight for accident prevention. Paper presented at West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Accra, Ghana

The implementation of effective accident prevention measures requires insight into how accidents occur and the extent to which accident causal factors contribute to accidents. Construction projects features (CPFs) such as the nature of project, metho... Read More about How and to what extent do construction project features contribute to accidents? Insight for accident prevention.

Towards interrogating the contribution of construction project features to accident causation (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., & Adinyira, E. (2010, June). Towards interrogating the contribution of construction project features to accident causation. Paper presented at 1st International Postgraduate Research Conference on the Built Environment, Kumasi, Ghana

Studies on construction accident causation within the UK construction industry have revealed two key hierarchies of causal factors namely: distal factors and proximal factors. Although both causal factors have been the focus of investigation, the dis... Read More about Towards interrogating the contribution of construction project features to accident causation.

The effect of steel reinforcement corrosion on tensile strength, bond strength and flexural strength (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Adukpo, E., Oteng-Seifah, S., Manu, P., & Solomon-Ayeh, K. (2010, May). The effect of steel reinforcement corrosion on tensile strength, bond strength and flexural strength. Paper presented at CIB 2010 World Congress, Salford, UK

The strength of steel-reinforced concrete greatly depends on the adequacy of the bond between the concrete and the steel reinforcement. Bonding is enhanced by adhesion and frictional resistance between the steel/concrete interface and can adversely b... Read More about The effect of steel reinforcement corrosion on tensile strength, bond strength and flexural strength.

Exploring the causal influence of construction project features in accident causation (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2010, May). Exploring the causal influence of construction project features in accident causation. Paper presented at CIB 2010 World Congress, Salford, UK

Health and safety (H&S) studies within the UK construction industry have revealed the complex and multi-faceted nature of accident causation. In this regard several causal factors have been identified resulting in the formulation of measures includin... Read More about Exploring the causal influence of construction project features in accident causation.

Using plastic in the form of ebonite strips as reinforcement bars in reinforced concrete beam (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Solomon-Ayeh, K., Hatfield, A., & Adukpo, E. (2010, May). Using plastic in the form of ebonite strips as reinforcement bars in reinforced concrete beam. Paper presented at CIB 2010 World Congress, Salford, UK

Steel, mild or high strength, has been the traditional material for the reinforcement of concrete in Ghana. The high cost of steel and the need to use reinforced concrete in areas of low applied loads have necessitated the look at using materials oth... Read More about Using plastic in the form of ebonite strips as reinforcement bars in reinforced concrete beam.

The contribution of construction project features to accident causation: An insight for influencing the health and safety outcomes of projects through pre-construction decision-making (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2010, February). The contribution of construction project features to accident causation: An insight for influencing the health and safety outcomes of projects through pre-construction decision-making. Paper presented at Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), University of Manchester

Health and safety (H&S) studies indicate that pre-construction decision-making has a significant impact on the H&S outcomes of construction projects. To enable project participants involved in pre-construction decision-making to greatly and positivel... Read More about The contribution of construction project features to accident causation: An insight for influencing the health and safety outcomes of projects through pre-construction decision-making.

An approach for determining the extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation (2010)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2010). An approach for determining the extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation. Safety Science, 48(6), 687-692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2010.03.001

In the pursuit of Health and Safety (H&S) improvement within the UK construction industry, several studies have been conducted to identify accident causal factors to enable the development of accident prevention measures. Adding to such studies, a cr... Read More about An approach for determining the extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation.