Outputs (113)

Assessment of safety climate perception of maintenance workers during major overhauls, outages, shutdowns or turnarounds (MoOSTs) (2024)
Journal Article
Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., Ray, S., AlSanad, S., Sokunbi, I., Manu, P., Cheung, C. M., & Mohandes, S. R. (in press). Assessment of safety climate perception of maintenance workers during major overhauls, outages, shutdowns or turnarounds (MoOSTs). Quality and Reliability Engineering International, https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.3532

Maintenance activities are used to sustain the reliability of physical industrial assets. However, studies indicate that some of the most devastating industrial accidents are attributable to poor safety perceptions of maintenance workers, especially... Read More about Assessment of safety climate perception of maintenance workers during major overhauls, outages, shutdowns or turnarounds (MoOSTs).

Building information modeling (BIM) in project management: A bibliometric and science mapping review (2024)
Journal Article
Ye, Z., Antwi-Afari, M. F., Tezel, A., & Manu, P. (in press). Building information modeling (BIM) in project management: A bibliometric and science mapping review. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-04-2023-0355

Purpose: The impact of building information modeling (BIM) on various aspects of project management has attracted much attention in the past decade. However, previous studies have focused on a particular facet of project management (e.g., safety, qua... Read More about Building information modeling (BIM) in project management: A bibliometric and science mapping review.

Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction (2023)
Book Chapter
Babalola, A., Urhal, P., Manu, P., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., …Paton-Cole, V. (2023). Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (249-264). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-23

The construction industry is a high-risk industry due to its poor record of injuries and deaths globally. Recently, exoskeletons, as part of a suite of Industry 4.0 technologies, have emerged as a potential effective technological approach for addres... Read More about Application of exoskeletons for occupational safety and health management in construction.

Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction (2023)
Book Chapter
Perera, S., Paton-Cole, V., Gao, S., Francis, V., Urhal, P., Manu, P., …Babalola, A. (2023). Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (154-168). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-15

Reducing occupational safety and health (OSH) incidents has been an area of significant importance to the construction industry. The industry remains one of the most dangerous, with significant occupational fatalities and injuries. Artificial intelli... Read More about Artificial intelligence for occupational health and safety management in construction.

Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach (2023)
Book Chapter
Collinge, W. H., Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. (2023). Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. Jorge Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (42-51). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-5

The design and development of Industry 4.0 applications requires focused research work and close collaboration with the industry. Such an approach requires a balance between technical work and social interactions with industry partners: a social cons... Read More about Developing Industry 4.0 applications - A social construction of technology approach.

The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being (2023)
Book Chapter
Manu, P., Gao, S., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Francis, V., & Sawhney, A. (2023). The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. D. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (1-14). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-1

Globally, the construction sector accounts for more than100,000 occupational fatalities annually. There is an urgent need to improve the poor occupational safety, health and well-being (OSHW) outlook of the construction sector. The advent of the four... Read More about The confluence of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety, health and well-being.

Investigation into the key barriers to achieving UK “Construction 2025” strategy targets (2023)
Journal Article
Dziekonski, K., Mascarenhas, F., Mahamadu, A. M., & Manu, P. (2023). Investigation into the key barriers to achieving UK “Construction 2025” strategy targets. Engineering Management in Production and Services, 15(4), 116-127. https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2023-0032

The “Construction 2025” is a United Kingdom (UK) Government Strategy introduced in 2013 to improve the construction industry in the United Kingdom by meeting outlined performance targets by 2025. However, with only a few years left to reach the targe... Read More about Investigation into the key barriers to achieving UK “Construction 2025” strategy targets.

Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features using sequential exploratory mixed methods design (2023)
Book Chapter
Manu, P. (2024). Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features using sequential exploratory mixed methods design. In J. Akotia, B. Osita Awuzie, & C. Egbu (Eds.), Mixed Methods Research Design for the Built Environment (160-171). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003204046-12

Accidents are commonplace on construction sites. Over the years, improvement efforts have included studies aimed at identifying the causal factors in construction accidents in order that appropriate mitigation measures can be implemented. This chapte... Read More about Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features using sequential exploratory mixed methods design.

A phenomenological inquiry of building and living in European Earthship homes (2023)
Journal Article
Booth, C. A., Rasheed, S., Mahamdau, A., Horry, R., Abbey, S., Manu, P., …Prabhakaran, A. (in press). A phenomenological inquiry of building and living in European Earthship homes. Infrastructure Asset Management, https://doi.org/10.1680/jinam.23.00028

Earthships remain a relatively under explored type of sustainable/alternative home. This is the first study to investigate the personal experiences of constructing and living in European Earthship-homes. The aim of this study is to reveal insights in... Read More about A phenomenological inquiry of building and living in European Earthship homes.

An interactive agent-based modelling framework for assessing COVID-19 transmission risk on construction site (2023)
Journal Article
Qiao, Q., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., Manu, P., Cao, R., & Yuan, Z. (2023). An interactive agent-based modelling framework for assessing COVID-19 transmission risk on construction site. Safety Science, 168, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106312

The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the world and society in its entirety. The labour-intensive construction industry is especially disrupted by COVID-19 and construction workers have a higher chance of exposure to COVID-19. Despite the extensivene... Read More about An interactive agent-based modelling framework for assessing COVID-19 transmission risk on construction site.

Investigating barriers to blockchain adoption in construction supply chain management: A fuzzy-based MCDM approach (2023)
Journal Article
Singh, A. K., Kumar, V. P., Dehdasht, G., Mohandes, S. R., Manu, P., & Pour Rahimian, F. (2023). Investigating barriers to blockchain adoption in construction supply chain management: A fuzzy-based MCDM approach. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 196, Article 122849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122849

This study aims to investigate the barriers to the adoption of Blockchain Technology (BT) within the field of Construction Supply Chain Management (CSCM) by unravelling their interrelationships. In doing so, a Pythagorean fuzzy-set-based DEMATEL meth... Read More about Investigating barriers to blockchain adoption in construction supply chain management: A fuzzy-based MCDM approach.

COVID-19 and the Ghanaian construction industry (2023)
Book Chapter
Agyekum, K., Adinyira, E., Odame Adade-Boateng, A., Manu, P., & Maame Afriyie Kumah, V. (2024). COVID-19 and the Ghanaian construction industry. In P. Manu, C. Cheung, A. Yunusa-Kaltungo, F. Emuze, T. Abreu Saurin, & B. Hadikusumo (Eds.), Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the COVID-19 era. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003278368-16/

This chapter examines the current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction industry in Ghana and the measures put in place to control the spread of the virus. The views of 223 construction industry personnel, made up of Directors, Health a... Read More about COVID-19 and the Ghanaian construction industry.

The transmission of COVID-19 in construction: A systematic review of findings from statistical and modelling techniques (2023)
Book Chapter
Cao, R., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., Manu, P., Liu, C., & Qiao, Q. (2024). The transmission of COVID-19 in construction: A systematic review of findings from statistical and modelling techniques. In P. Manu, C. Cheung, A. Yunusa-Kaltungo, F. Emuze, T. Abreu Saurin, & B. Hadikusumo (Eds.), Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the COVID-19 era (15-27). Taylor and Francis: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003278368-3

The COVID-19 outbreak experienced in late 2019 continues to impact work patterns significantly. The construction sector has been severely affected because of the labour-intensiveness of typical construction sites. Recent studies, particularly in epid... Read More about The transmission of COVID-19 in construction: A systematic review of findings from statistical and modelling techniques.

Construction safety, health and well-being in the COVID-19 era: An introduction (2023)
Book Chapter
Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., Emuze, F., Abreu Saurin, T., Hadikusumo, B., & Reza Mohandes, S. (2024). Construction safety, health and well-being in the COVID-19 era: An introduction. In P. Manu, C. Cheung, A. Yunusa-Kaltungo, F. Emuze, & B. Hadikusumo (Eds.), Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the COVID-19 era (1-11). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003278368-1

Globally, the construction sector is notorious for its enormous contribution to the occurrence of occupational accidents, injuries, and illnesses. The poor outlook of occupational safety, health, and well-being (OSHW) of the construction workforce se... Read More about Construction safety, health and well-being in the COVID-19 era: An introduction.

Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the COVID-19 era (2023)
Book
Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., Emuze, F., Abreu Saurin, T., & Hadikusumo, B. H. (Eds.). (2024). Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the COVID-19 era. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003278368

This edited book presents a significant and timely contribution to our understanding of a broad range of issues pertaining to COVID-19 and its relationship to occupational safety, health and well-being (OSHW) in the global construction industry. The... Read More about Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the COVID-19 era.

Development of a framework integrating agent-based modelling, building information modelling and immersive technologies for construction training and education (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Babalola, A., Cheung, C., Manu, P., & Yunusa-Kaltungo, A. (2023). Development of a framework integrating agent-based modelling, building information modelling and immersive technologies for construction training and education. In CIBW099W123: Digital Transformation of Health and Safety in Construction: Book of Proceedings (471-480). https://doi.org/10.24840/978-972-752-309-2

Effective construction management plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful execution and completion of construction projects. However, the construction industry continues to face numerous challenges, such as time delays and cost overruns, whic... Read More about Development of a framework integrating agent-based modelling, building information modelling and immersive technologies for construction training and education.

An inquiry into the health and safety management practices of construction firms in South Korea (2023)
Journal Article
Park, T., Mahamadu, A. M., Agyekum, K., Adade-Boateng, A., Manu, P., Adinyira, E., & Adukpo, S. (in press). An inquiry into the health and safety management practices of construction firms in South Korea. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-02-2023-0050

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) management practices of construction companies in South Korea to ascertain specific components and practices that need improvement for successful OSH performance. Design... Read More about An inquiry into the health and safety management practices of construction firms in South Korea.

Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health training and education: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Babalola, A., Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., & Bartolo, P. (2023). Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health training and education: A systematic review. Safety Science, 166, Article 106214

Immersive technologies (ImTs) have emerged as a viable pathway to address poor occupational safety and health (OSH) performance through training and education of workers. This study aimed to gain a holistic view of the applications of ImTs for OSH tr... Read More about Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health training and education: A systematic review.

Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments (2023)
Journal Article
Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Crick, G., Collinge, W. H., Farghaly, K., Mosleh, M. H., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. M. (2023). Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments. Data in Brief, 48, Article 109293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109293

The Safety Risk Library [1] is a structured database [2] that integrates knowledge drawn from multiple sources to address the problem of information disaggregation in the construction industry. This knowledge base maps construction safety risk scenar... Read More about Dataset of characterised construction safety risks and related treatments.

Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing (2023)
Book Chapter
Umeokafor, N., & Umar, T. (2023). Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing. In P. Manu, G. Shang, P. Jorge Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well- being in the Industry 4.0 Era (169-179). London: Taylor & Francis

The adoption of digital technologies such as big data analytics (BDA) for health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW) improvement in construction has increased but continues to experience challenges. Reviewing extant literature, this chapter identifies and d... Read More about Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing.

Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (2023)
Book
Manu, P., Gao, S., Bartolo, P. J. S., Francis, V., & Sawhney, A. (Eds.). (2023). Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era. London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796

This Handbook seeks to examine and advance current understanding of the confluence of construction health, safety and well-being and the broad range of Industry 4.0 technologies in use in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.... Read More about Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era.

A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management (2023)
Book Chapter
Babalola, A., Urhal, P., Manu, P., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., …Paton-Cole, V. (2023). A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (283-295). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-26

The construction industry has a poor reputation for being a high-risk industry due to its poor record of occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths globally. In recent times, the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of a suite of Industry 4.0 technolog... Read More about A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management.

An ontology to represent the prevention through design (PtD) concept in integrated project delivery (IPD) in the construction industry from an architectural perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Samsudin, N. S., Khalil, N., Mohammad, M. Z., Md Ajis, A., Hamzah, H., Che Ibrahim, C. K. I., & Manu, P. (2023). An ontology to represent the prevention through design (PtD) concept in integrated project delivery (IPD) in the construction industry from an architectural perspective. Buildings, 13(5), 1128. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051128

The Prevention through Design (PtD) concept has been widely used to mitigate potential safety and health hazards and minimize residual risks during the early design phase. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) prioritizes project-wide collaboration and c... Read More about An ontology to represent the prevention through design (PtD) concept in integrated project delivery (IPD) in the construction industry from an architectural perspective.

Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots (2023)
Book Chapter
Mahamadu, A. M., Prabhakaran, A., Manu, P., Caparros Perez, D., & Szostak, M. (2023). Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. Da Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (239-248). (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-22

Technological advancement has led to the increased reliance on machines in place of human construction workers. Advanced robotics and automation systems are therefore becoming commonplace on construction sites albeit used mostly alongside constructio... Read More about Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots.

Predicting quality parameters of wastewater treatment plants using artificial intelligence techniques (2023)
Journal Article
Aghdam, E., Mohandes, S. R., Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., & Zayed, T. (2023). Predicting quality parameters of wastewater treatment plants using artificial intelligence techniques. Journal of Cleaner Production, 405, Article 137019

Estimating wastewater treatment plants’ (WWTPs) influent parameters such as 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) is vital for optimizing electricity and energy consumption. Against this backdrop, the existing body of... Read More about Predicting quality parameters of wastewater treatment plants using artificial intelligence techniques.

Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects (2023)
Journal Article
Singh, A. K., Kumar, V. R., Dehdasht, G., Mohandes, S. R., Manu, P., & Rahimian, F. P. (2023). Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects. Journal of Cleaner Production, 403, Article 136840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136840

Blockchain technology (BT) can execute transactions verifiable and permanently, which can help foster the idea of embracing sustainability pillars within industries. Therefore, BT holds considerable promise for the industrial and service sectors; how... Read More about Investigating the barriers to the adoption of blockchain technology in sustainable construction projects.

Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana (2023)
Journal Article
Danso, F. O., Agyekum, K., Manu, P., Adinyira, E., Ahadzie, D. K., & Badu, E. (in press). Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2022-0113

Purpose: Although many health and safety (H&S) studies have widely examined safety risk perception in the construction industry, few studies have explored how this perception influences site workers' risk-taking behaviours during construction. This s... Read More about Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana.

A systematic review of the application of immersive technologies for safety and health management in the construction sector (2023)
Journal Article
Babalola, A., Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., & Bartolo, P. (2023). A systematic review of the application of immersive technologies for safety and health management in the construction sector. Journal of Safety Research, 85, 66-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2023.01.007

Introduction: The construction industry employs about 7% of global manpower and contributes about 6% to the global economy. However, statistics have depicted that the construction industry contributes significantly to workplace fatalities and injurie... Read More about A systematic review of the application of immersive technologies for safety and health management in the construction sector.

PROTECT - A COVID-19 National Core Study: Keeping the UK building safely 2 (2022)
Report
Bourne, N., Cao, R., Cheung, C., Clarke, S., Collinge, W., Hartwig, A., …Yunusa-Kaltungo, A. (2022). PROTECT - A COVID-19 National Core Study: Keeping the UK building safely 2. The PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and environment

Transmission There is evidence of a broad range of COVID-19 transmission mitigation measures in action; these were generally well received by participants, who reported high levels of compliance. There is evidence of competing requirements of COVID... Read More about PROTECT - A COVID-19 National Core Study: Keeping the UK building safely 2.

Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health management in the construction industry: A systematic review (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Babalola, A., Manu, P., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Gao, S., & Perera, S. (2022). Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health management in the construction industry: A systematic review.

The construction industry contributes significantly to workplace fatalities and injuries despite multiple interventions implemented by governments and construction companies. Recently, immersive technologies as part of a suite of industry 4.0 technol... Read More about Applications of immersive technologies for occupational safety and health management in the construction industry: A systematic review.

Examining critical project management skills for successful delivery of major maintenance projects: Insights from the United Kingdom energy sector (2022)
Journal Article
Pieterse, B., Agyekum, K., Manu, P., Mohandes, S. R., Cheung, C., & Yunusa-Kaltungo, A. (2024). Examining critical project management skills for successful delivery of major maintenance projects: Insights from the United Kingdom energy sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2022-0658

Purpose: Major maintenance projects are often regarded as maintenance activities regardless of the projects' complexity and scale. Consequently, very scarce research attention has hitherto been paid to the critical skills required when undertaking th... Read More about Examining critical project management skills for successful delivery of major maintenance projects: Insights from the United Kingdom energy sector.

Implementing safety leading indicators in construction: Toward a proactive approach to safety management (2022)
Journal Article
Xu, J., Cheung, C., Manu, P., Ejohwomu, O., & Too, J. (2023). Implementing safety leading indicators in construction: Toward a proactive approach to safety management. Safety Science, 157, Article 105929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105929

Safety leading indicators have been investigated as a proactive management approach to managing construction safety. However, there is a lack of insight into the implementation of safety leading indicators in construction projects and organizations.... Read More about Implementing safety leading indicators in construction: Toward a proactive approach to safety management.

A systematic review of the extent to which BIM Is integrated into operation and maintenance (2022)
Journal Article
Abideen, D., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. (2022). A systematic review of the extent to which BIM Is integrated into operation and maintenance. Sustainability, 14(14), 1-55. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148692

Although a considerable amount of research has addressed the use of building information modelling (BIM) in facilities management (FM) within the past years, there is limited systematic review on investigating the potentials of BIM within the operati... Read More about A systematic review of the extent to which BIM Is integrated into operation and maintenance.

BIM-based construction safety risk library (2022)
Journal Article
Collinge, W., Farghaly, K., Hadi Mosleh, M., Manu, P., Cheung, C., & Osorio Sandoval, C. (2022). BIM-based construction safety risk library. Automation in Construction, 141, Article 104391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104391

This paper presents a digital tool and Safety Risk library to assist designers in their health and safety work in BIM digital environments. Addressing an industry need for improved knowledge sharing and collaboration, the BIM Safety Risk library tool... Read More about BIM-based construction safety risk library.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for safety in the construction industry: A systematic literature review (2022)
Journal Article
Perera, S., Gao, S., Manu, P., Valerie, F., & Urhal, P. (2022). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for safety in the construction industry: A systematic literature review. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1101(9), https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/9/092008

The construction industry is one of the most dangerous sectors with poor safety performance. With recent technological developments, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are demonstrating the potential to be a valuable innovation to improve construction sa... Read More about Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for safety in the construction industry: A systematic literature review.

Design for safety (DfS) practice in construction engineering and management research: A review of current trends and future directions (2022)
Journal Article
Che Ibrahim, C. K. I., Manu, P., Belayutham, S., Mahamadu, A. M., & Antwi-Afari, M. F. (2022). Design for safety (DfS) practice in construction engineering and management research: A review of current trends and future directions. Journal of Building Engineering, 52, Article 104352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104352

For past decades, design for safety (DfS) has gained growing interest among scholars and practitioners in different geographical contexts as one of the innovative practices integrating worker health and safety in the front-end of the project lifecycl... Read More about Design for safety (DfS) practice in construction engineering and management research: A review of current trends and future directions.

Deep learning-based networks for automated recognition and classification of awkward working postures in construction using wearable insole sensor data (2022)
Journal Article
Antwi-Afari, M. F., Qarout, Y., Herzallah, R., Anwer, S., Umer, W., Zhang, Y., & Manu, P. (2022). Deep learning-based networks for automated recognition and classification of awkward working postures in construction using wearable insole sensor data. Automation in Construction, 136, Article 104181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104181

Among the numerous work-related risk factors, construction workers are often exposed to awkward working postures that may lead them to develop work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). To mitigate WMSDs among construction workers, awkward worki... Read More about Deep learning-based networks for automated recognition and classification of awkward working postures in construction using wearable insole sensor data.

Group-level safety climate in the construction industry: Influence of organizational, group, and individual factors (2021)
Journal Article
Cheung, C., Zhang, R. P., Wang, R., Hsu, S., & Manu, P. (2022). Group-level safety climate in the construction industry: Influence of organizational, group, and individual factors. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38(1), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000978

Group-level safety climate (GSC) is a recognized leading indicator of safety performance in the literature. However, there is limited understanding of the mechanisms through which multilevel (i.e., organizational, group, and individual) factors colle... Read More about Group-level safety climate in the construction industry: Influence of organizational, group, and individual factors.

The mediating influence of local cultures on the relationship between factors of safety risk perception and Risk-Taking behavioural intention of construction site workers (2021)
Journal Article
Danso, F., Adinyira, E., Manu, P., Agyekum, K., Kwaku Ahadzie, D., & Badu, E. (2022). The mediating influence of local cultures on the relationship between factors of safety risk perception and Risk-Taking behavioural intention of construction site workers. Safety Science, 145, Article 105490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105490

Safety risk perception and local cultures are two determinants that influence site workers' risk-taking behavioural intention during construction. The former and its influences are empirically valid, while the latter remains descriptive. How these tw... Read More about The mediating influence of local cultures on the relationship between factors of safety risk perception and Risk-Taking behavioural intention of construction site workers.

Contribution of procurement capacity of public agencies to attainment of procurement objectives in infrastructure procurement (2021)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Asiedu, R. O., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P. O., Booth, C., Manu, E., …Agyekum, K. (2021). Contribution of procurement capacity of public agencies to attainment of procurement objectives in infrastructure procurement. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(10), 3322-3345. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2020-0375

Purpose: Effective procurement of infrastructure is linked to the attainment of the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. While the capacity of organisations is generally thought to be related to organisational performance, there i... Read More about Contribution of procurement capacity of public agencies to attainment of procurement objectives in infrastructure procurement.

Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry (2021)
Journal Article
Adam, V., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Dziekonski, K., Kissi, E., Emuze, F., & Lee, S. (2022). Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 20(3), 823-840. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2020-0379

Purpose: Although building information modelling (BIM) adoption in developed countries has largely been incentivised by government, in developing countries, adoption is often driven by desires of industry professionals, which is dependent on awarenes... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) readiness of construction professionals: the context of the Seychelles construction industry.

Violent behaviour on construction sites: Structural equation modelling of its impact on unsafe behaviour using partial least squares (2020)
Journal Article
Adinyira, E., Manu, P., Agyekum, K., Mahamadu, A. M., & Olomolaiye, P. O. (2020). Violent behaviour on construction sites: Structural equation modelling of its impact on unsafe behaviour using partial least squares. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(10), 3363-3393. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2019-0489

Purpose: Work on construction sites involves individuals with diverse character, temperament,age, physical strength, culture, religion and experience level. A good number of these individuals are also alleged to involve themselves in substance and al... Read More about Violent behaviour on construction sites: Structural equation modelling of its impact on unsafe behaviour using partial least squares.

Design for safety implementation among design professionals in construction: The context of Palestine (2020)
Journal Article
Abueisheh, Q., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., & Cheung, C. (2020). Design for safety implementation among design professionals in construction: The context of Palestine. Safety Science, 128, Article 104742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104742

Design for safety (DfS), also known as prevention through design, is a prominent means for tackling work-related illnesses and injuries in construction. However, the available DfS studies in construction have paid very limited attention to developing... Read More about Design for safety implementation among design professionals in construction: The context of Palestine.

Organisational attributes that determine integrated safety, health and environmental management capability (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Asah-Kissiedu, M., Manu, P., Booth, C., & Mahamadu, A. (2020). Organisational attributes that determine integrated safety, health and environmental management capability. . https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031202009

Implementing separate Environmental Management System (EMS) and Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) can be costly for organisations and hence the advent of integrated management systems. The effective implementation of integrated safety, healt... Read More about Organisational attributes that determine integrated safety, health and environmental management capability.

An approach for integrating mixed reality into BIM for early stage design coordination (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Prabhakaran, A., Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Manu, P. (2020). An approach for integrating mixed reality into BIM for early stage design coordination. . https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031204001

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its associated technologies have proved to be one of the most promising developments in Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. Over the past few decades, the AEC sector has been restricted... Read More about An approach for integrating mixed reality into BIM for early stage design coordination.

Attributes that determine the building information modelling capability maturity of quantity surveying practice (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Manu, P., & Aigbavboa, C. (2020). Attributes that determine the building information modelling capability maturity of quantity surveying practice. . https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031202002

With more than 80% of all construction projects overrunning their budget, there is a need for more efficient management of the estimated 10% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that is expended annually on construction across the world. It has been propo... Read More about Attributes that determine the building information modelling capability maturity of quantity surveying practice.

Macro-maturity factors and their influence on micro-level BIM implementation within design firms in Italy (2020)
Journal Article
Troiani, E., Mahamadu, A. M., Manu, P., Kissi, E., Aigbavboa, C., & Oti, A. (2020). Macro-maturity factors and their influence on micro-level BIM implementation within design firms in Italy. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 16(3), 209-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2020.1738994

Based on conceptual models of macro-BIM adoption, several factors have been proposed as indicators of BIM maturity at the national level. Such macro-level BIM maturity indicators drive policy and the institutional imperatives for smooth adoption of B... Read More about Macro-maturity factors and their influence on micro-level BIM implementation within design firms in Italy.

A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator (2019)
Journal Article
Poghosyan, A., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Akinade, O., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., & Behm, M. (2020). A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator. Safety Science, 122, Article 104516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2019.104516

It has been established that design contributes to the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses in the construction sector. This has resulted in the need for designers to implement design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH), which is... Read More about A web-based design for occupational safety and health capability maturity indicator.

Differences in stakeholder ability in addressing unethical practices: Insights from the surveying profession (2019)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Agyekum, K., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., & Adinyira, E. (2019). Differences in stakeholder ability in addressing unethical practices: Insights from the surveying profession. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 145(4), Article 04019011. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29ei.1943-5541.0000426

While several measures have been suggested to address unethical practices within the built environment, it remains unclear whether some stakeholders are more able to influence improvement in unethical practices than others, and if so whether such phe... Read More about Differences in stakeholder ability in addressing unethical practices: Insights from the surveying profession.

The importance of BIM capability assessment: An evaluation of post-selection performance of organisations on construction projects (2019)
Journal Article
Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., Aigbavboa, C., & Abanda, F. (2020). The importance of BIM capability assessment: An evaluation of post-selection performance of organisations on construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(1), 24-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/ecam-09-2018-0357

Purpose: The emergence of building information modelling (BIM) has led to the need for pre-qualification and selection of organisations capable of working within a BIM environment. Several criteria have been proposed for the assessment of an organisa... Read More about The importance of BIM capability assessment: An evaluation of post-selection performance of organisations on construction projects.

Building information modelling (BIM) capability and delivery success on construction projects (2019)
Journal Article
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., Manu, P., & Manu, E. (2019). Building information modelling (BIM) capability and delivery success on construction projects. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 19(2), 170-192. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-03-2018-0016

Purpose: In spite of emerging research on building information modelling (BIM) capability assessment, there is a general dearth of knowledge about the links between often pre-emptive capability measurement attributes and actual delivery success. More... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) capability and delivery success on construction projects.

Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., Behm, M., & Akinade, O. (2018). Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model. In F. Emuze, M. Behm, D. B. Costa, & T. A. Saurin (Eds.), Joint CIB W099 and TG59 International Safety, Health, and People in Construction Conference (93-102)

Design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is growing in prominence in the construction sector. Consequently, designers (as individuals or organisations) are expected to mitigate occupational health and safety risks through design. In order fo... Read More about Development of a design for occupational safety and health capability maturity model.

Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Iyakoregha, M., Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Aigbavboa, C., & Ajayi, S. (2018). Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects. In F. Emuze (Ed.),

Construction project manager (CPM) competency has been common place discussions over the years with the recognition of the importance of skills and knowledge to project success. With recent advancements in the application of digital technologies such... Read More about Competencies needed by construction project managers for BIM-enabled projects.

Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Agyei, G., Mahamadu, A. M., & Dziekonski, K. (2021). Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana. International Journal of Construction Management, 21(4), 382-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2018.1541704

Design for safety (DfS) is an important mechanism for addressing accidents in construction. In the main, DfS studies have largely focussed on various regions of the world other than sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Through a questionnaire survey, this study... Read More about Design for safety in construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A study of architects in Ghana.

Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Adinyira, E., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Olomolaiye, P., & Agyekum, K. (2018). Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

The construction industry in Ghana is bursting with speculations and pieces of information that suggest that certain contracts are awarded on basis other than merits of a proposed bid and the competitiveness of cost. Undoubtedly, this unethical pract... Read More about Curbing unethical practices associated with preferential allocation of construction contracts in Ghana: Survey professionals’ perception of who should lead the way.

Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review (2018)
Journal Article
Poghosyan, A., Manu, P., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A. G., Behm, M., & Mahamadu, A. M. (2018). Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(5), 783-797. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0088

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Decisions made during the design stage of construction works can significantly reduce the risk of occurrence of occupational accidents, injuries and illnesses. Moreover, it has been established that design... Read More about Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review.

Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Ibrahim, A., & Coker, A. (2018). Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 8(4), 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Public procurement capacity is composed of three facets: individual, organisational and an enabling national environment which encapsulates national legislation, policies and institutional arrangements tha... Read More about Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry.

Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Phung, V. M., Nguyen, T. T., Ath, C., Heng, A. Y. T., & Kit, S. C. (2018). Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Safety Science, 107, 188-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.07.007

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The construction sector is notorious for accounting for numerous occupational deaths, injuries and illnesses in many countries. In emerging economies this situation could be direr, and health and safety (H&S) management by contrac... Read More about Health and safety management practices of contractors in South East Asia: A multi country study of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi (2018)
Journal Article
Simukonda, W., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., & Dziekoński, K. (2020). Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 26(2), 303-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2018.1482649

Purpose: Whilst occupational safety and health (OSH) management is recognised as an important mechanism for addressing poor OSH performance, limited empirical insight is available on OSH management by construction companies in sub-Saharan Africa. Thi... Read More about Occupational safety and health management in developing countries: A study of construction companies in Malawi.

Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mshelia, M. I., Iwo, S. T., Mahamadu, A., & Dziekoński, K. (2019). Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 25(1), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2018.1485992

Purpose. Design for safety (DfS) of workers is amongst the prominent ways of tackling poor occupational safety and health performance in construction. However, in developing countries there is extremely limited research on DfS. This study thus makes... Read More about Design for occupational safety and health of workers in construction in developing countries: A study of architects in Nigeria.

Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt (2018)
Journal Article
Dziekoński, K., Ibrahim, O. H. M. F., Mahamadu, A., & Manu, P. (2018). Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt. Engineering Management in Production and Services, 10(2), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2018-0007

Construction industry is considered as one of the most important sectors in Egypt. One of the major challenges faced by the industry, however, is the unavailability of suitable performance measurement systems for assessing companies’ performance. Mod... Read More about Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt.

A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Akinade, O., Sierra, F., Lam, T. T., & Alzaatreh, A. (2018, June). A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection. Paper presented at Creative Construction 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia

During the design phase of construction projects, professionals seldom consider implications of design choices in terms of the ease with which it can be constructed. This contributes to wastage when chosen design features and materials result in the... Read More about A BIM based approach for optimization of construction and assembly through material selection.

The effect of project success factors on project success criteria (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Biddulph, S., Manu, P., Dziekoński, K., Mahamadu, A., Aigbavboa, C., & Lee, S. (2018, February). The effect of project success factors on project success criteria. Paper presented at Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Conference,, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Various studies on Project Success Factors (PSFs) and Project Success Criteria (PSC) have been conducted within the construction industry. However, studies on the influence that Project Success Factors (PSFs) may have on Project Success Criteria (PSC... Read More about The effect of project success factors on project success criteria.

Organisational attributes that determine design for occupational safety and health capability (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Poghosyan, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Gibb, A., & Behm, M. (2017). Organisational attributes that determine design for occupational safety and health capability. In J. Sanjayan, M. Alam, & P. X. W. Zhou (Eds.),

Design for occupational safety and health (DfOSH) is increasingly becoming prominent in construction. In the UK, DfOSH is a legal requirement under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). Amongst other requirements, the CD... Read More about Organisational attributes that determine design for occupational safety and health capability.

Infrastructure procurement skills gap amongst procurement personnel in Nigeria’s public sector (2017)
Journal Article
Mahamadu, A., Manu, P., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Coker, A., Ibrahim, A., & Lamond, J. (2018). Infrastructure procurement skills gap amongst procurement personnel in Nigeria’s public sector. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 16(1), 2-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0089

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Procurement of public infrastructure that is fit for purpose partly depends on the competencies of procurement personnel. In many developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, there is a d... Read More about Infrastructure procurement skills gap amongst procurement personnel in Nigeria’s public sector.

Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Rogers, G., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., & Dziekoński, K. (2017, November). Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers. Paper presented at 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Melbourne, Australia

Work related stress (WRS) is a contributor to absence from work by workers in the construction industry. Whilst there has been research into WRS in the construction sector, there has been limited empirical research focussing on WRS amongst constructi... Read More about Causes and impact of work related stress amongst construction health and safety managers.

Can Personal Values Help to Manage Workers' Occupational Safety and Health Behaviour? (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Hadikusumo, B., Leungbootnak, N., Gibb, A., & Bell, N. (2017). Can Personal Values Help to Manage Workers' Occupational Safety and Health Behaviour?. . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.08.024

© 2017 The Authors. Finding innovative and effective ways of improving construction workers' occupational safety and health behaviour is a challenge for implementers of behavioural-based safety (BBS) programmes. Whilst innate antecedents of behaviour... Read More about Can Personal Values Help to Manage Workers' Occupational Safety and Health Behaviour?.

Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage (2017)
Book Chapter
Manu, P. (2017). Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage. In F. Emuze, & J. Smallwood (Eds.), Valuing People in Construction. Abingdon: Routledge

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents an assessment of the degree of H&S risk associated with construction project features (CPFs) and the subsequent development of a simple tool (nickn... Read More about Profiling health and safety risk associated with construction projects at the pre-construction stage.

A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence (2017)
Book Chapter
Manu, P. (2017). A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence. In F. Emuze, & J. Smallwood (Eds.), Valuing People in Construction (41-58). Abingdon: Routledge

This book chapter in "Valuing People in Construction" (edited by Emuze, F. and Smallwood, J.) presents a study which sought empirical verification of a model of how construction project features (CPFs) influence accident occurrence. A qualitative str... Read More about A model of how features of construction projects influence accident occurrence.

Addressing challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
Mahamadu, A., Navendren, D., Manu, P., Joseph, R., & Dziekonski, K. (2017). Addressing challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives

Building information modelling (BIM) has been proposed as a technology-enabled process for more efficient and effective management of information in digital and virtual environments. Many challenges, however, exist and undermine its effective impleme... Read More about Addressing challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives.

International Construction Measurement Standards: Global Consistency in Presenting Construction Costs (2017)
Book
See-Lian, O., Muse, A., O’Sullivan, G., Aronsohn, A., Fry, C., Baharuddin, D., …Smedley, S. (2017). International Construction Measurement Standards: Global Consistency in Presenting Construction Costs. London: International Construction Measurement Standards Coalition (ICMSC)

This publication presents an international cost classification system for infrastructure projects. It aims to provide global consistency in classifying, defining, measuring, analysing and presenting the cost of infrastructure projects.

The role of personal values in behavioural-based safety: Evidence from UK & Thailand inquiries (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Hadikusumo, B., Leungbootnak, N., Gibb, A., & Bell, N. (2017, June). The role of personal values in behavioural-based safety: Evidence from UK & Thailand inquiries. Paper presented at International Safety, Health, Wellbeing and People in Construction Conference, Cape Town, South Africa

Whilst behavioural-based safety (BBS) is not new and even becoming increasingly common especially among large construction organisations, research on BBS is yet to explore the potential effect of innate triggers of behaviour such as personal values.... Read More about The role of personal values in behavioural-based safety: Evidence from UK & Thailand inquiries.

Briefing: The role of human values in behavioural safety (2017)
Journal Article
Allen, C., Bell, N., Manu, E., Gibb, A., Manu, P., Gibb, A., & Nick, B. (2017). Briefing: The role of human values in behavioural safety. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 170(2), 49-51. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.16.00047

While behaviour-based safety (BBS) is not new and is even becoming increasingly common, particularly among large construction organisations, research on BBS and hence its implementation has paid limited attention to the role of innate drivers of beha... Read More about Briefing: The role of human values in behavioural safety.

New tool will help civil engineers meet CDM requirements to design for safety (2016)
Journal Article
Behm, M., Gibb, A., Manu, P., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2016). New tool will help civil engineers meet CDM requirements to design for safety. Proceedings of the ICE - Civil Engineering, 170(2), 55. https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2017.170.2.55

© 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
Agbede, J. O., Manu, P., Agbede, O. A., & Mahamadu, A. (2016). Health and safety management practices in the Nigerian construction industry: A survey of construction firms in South Western Nigeria. In P. Matthijs, H. Wamelink, B. Giddings, & K. Ku (Eds.), Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress 2016: Volume II - Environmental Opportunies and Challenges. Constructing Commitment and Acknowledging Human Experiences (293-304). Tampere: Tampere University of Technology

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
Manu, P., Westcott, T., & Spedding, A. (2016). A. Spedding, T. Westcott, & P. Manu (Eds.), Proceedings of the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) Conference 2016. Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy

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
Phung, V. M., Manu, P., & Mahamadu, A. (2015, October). A study of health and safety management practices of contractors in Southern Vietnam. Paper presented at The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2015), Busan, Korea

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
Nguyen, T. T., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., & Ash, S. (2015, September). Inquiry into the health and safety management practices of contractors in Vietnam: Preliminary findings. Paper presented at CIB W099 2015 Conference, Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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.

Health and safety issues and mitigation measures relating to adaptive-retrofits projects: Literature review & research implications for the Ghanaian construction industry (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Danso, F. O., Badu, E., Ahadzie, D. K., & Manu, P. (2015, September). Health and safety issues and mitigation measures relating to adaptive-retrofits projects: Literature review & research implications for the Ghanaian construction industry. Paper presented at 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, Lincoln, UK

Adaptive-retrofit projects (ARPs) are associated with dire health and safety (H&S) issues which are fragmented and scattered in the existing literature on retrofitting, refurbishment, renovation, rehabilitation, and repair and maintenance work (5R+M)... Read More about Health and safety issues and mitigation measures relating to adaptive-retrofits projects: Literature review & research implications for the Ghanaian construction industry.

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
Njoku, N., Lamond, J., Everett, G., & Manu, P. (2015, June). An overview of municipal solid waste management in developing and developed economies: Analysis of practices and contributions to urban flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at 12th International Postgraduate Research Conference Proceedings, Manchester, UK

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
Danso, F. O., Badu, E., Ahadzie, D. K., Nani, G., & Manu, P. (2015, February). Towards a framework for the management of health, safety and well-being on adaptive-retrofit projects in Ghana. Paper presented at ARCOM Doctoral Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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
Navendren, D., Manu, P., Shelbourn, M., & Mahamadu, A. (2014, September). Challenges to building information modelling implementation in UK: Designers' perspectives. Paper presented at 30th Annual Annual ARCOM Conference, Portsmouth

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
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2014). The health and safety impact of construction project features. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 21(1), 65-93. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2012-0070

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
Navendren, D., Manu, P., Mahamadu, A., Shelbourn, M., & Wildin, K. (2014). Briefing: Towards exploring profession-specific BIM challenges in the UK. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 167(4), 163-166. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.14.00004

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.

A preliminary inquiry into the applicability of client-contractor partnering in the Ghanaian construction industry (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Nuamah, F. A., Manu, P., & Manu, E. (2013, August). A preliminary inquiry into the applicability of client-contractor partnering in the Ghanaian construction industry. Paper presented at West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, Accra, Ghana

Construction projects in Ghana are predominantly procured through the traditional route which has been reported to be characterised by adversarial client-contractor relationships. In an effort to engender more collaboration in client-contractor relat... Read More about A preliminary inquiry into the applicability of client-contractor partnering in the Ghanaian construction industry.

Discussion: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting (2013)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., & Ibell, R. L. (2013). Discussion: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 166(3), 160. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.12.00005

Mitigating the health and safety influence of subcontracting in construction: The approach of main contractors (2013)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2013). Mitigating the health and safety influence of subcontracting in construction: The approach of main contractors. International Journal of Project Management, 31(7), 1017-1026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.11.011

Subcontracting is noted for its adverse health and safety (H&S) influence in construction. Using interviews with five of the top 20 UK contractors and one medium-sized contractor, this study explored how main contractors manage the H&S influence of s... Read More about Mitigating the health and safety influence of subcontracting in construction: The approach of main contractors.

A causal model of the influence of pre-construction decision-making on accident causation. (2013)
Book Chapter
Manu, P., Ankrah, N. A., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2013). A causal model of the influence of pre-construction decision-making on accident causation. In R. Abdulai (Ed.), Compendium of International Real Estate and Construction Issues (53-68). UK: Nova Science Publishers

An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features [Abstract of PhD thesis] (2013)
Journal Article
Manu, P. (2013). An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features [Abstract of PhD thesis]. Journal of International Real Estate and Construction Studies, 2(1-2),

The United Kingdom (UK) construction industry is one of the worst industries in the UK in terms of health and safety (H&S) performance. Numerous injuries, deaths, dangerous occurrences and work related illnesses are reported annually in the industry,... Read More about An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features [Abstract of PhD thesis].

A preliminary investigation into the potential of construction project features to influence accident occurrence (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., Manu, E., & Ahadzie, D. K. (2012, March). A preliminary investigation into the potential of construction project features to influence accident occurrence. Paper presented at 1st international conference on infrastructure development in Africa (ICIDA) 2012, Kumasi, Ghana

The UK Construction industry has persistently been associated with unwanted ‘costs’ in the form of deaths, injuries, and ill-health. Previous studies in trying to address the health and safety (H&S) performance have highlighted the need to pay attent... Read More about A preliminary investigation into the potential of construction project features to influence accident occurrence.

Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven Construction (2012)
Book Chapter
Ankrah, N. A., & Manu, P. (2012). Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven Construction. In C. Booth, F. Hammond, J. Lamond, & D. Proverbs (Eds.), Solutions for climate change challenges of the built environment (251-267). UK: Blackwell Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444354539.ch20

Investigating the multi-causal and complex nature of the accident causal influence of construction project features (2012)
Journal Article
Proverbs, D. G., Manu, P. A., Manu, P., Ankrah, N. A., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2012). Investigating the multi-causal and complex nature of the accident causal influence of construction project features. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 48, 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.008

Construction project features (CPFs) are organisational, physical and operational attributes that characterise construction projects. Although previous studies have examined the accident causal influence of CPFs, the multi-causal attribute of this ca... Read More about Investigating the multi-causal and complex nature of the accident causal influence of construction project features.

Safety at sports stadia (2011)
Journal Article
Melrose, A., Hampton, P., & Manu, P. (2011). Safety at sports stadia. Procedia Engineering, 14, 2205-2211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.07.277

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.

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.

The influence of pre-construction decision-making on accident causation: A causal model (2011)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Ankrah, N. A., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2011). The influence of pre-construction decision-making on accident causation: A causal model. Journal of International Real Estate and Construction Studies, 1(1), 53-70

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.

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.

Subcontracting versus health and safety: An inverse relationship (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., Suresh, S., & Callaghan, E. (2009, October). Subcontracting versus health and safety: An inverse relationship. Paper presented at CIB W099 2009 Conference, RMIT, Australia

Research literature indicates that subcontracting grew significantly over the 1970s and 1980s and continues to be practised in several countries (ILO, 2001). It is evident that, in spite of the numerous economic benefits, subcontracting has adverse i... Read More about Subcontracting versus health and safety: An inverse relationship.

Subcontracting versus health and safety: An inverse relationship (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2009, May). Subcontracting versus health and safety: An inverse relationship. Paper presented at Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Doctoral Workshop,, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

The construction industry has an unenviable reputation of being one of the worst industries in the UK in respect of health and safety (H&S) performance. Among other factors, research points to subcontracting as one of the factors influencing safety p... Read More about Subcontracting versus health and safety: An inverse relationship.

An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features
Thesis
Manu, P. (2012). An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features. (Thesis). University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/942700

The United Kingdom (UK) construction industry is one of the worst industries in the UK in terms of health and safety (H&S) performance. Numerous injuries, deaths, dangerous occurrences and work related illnesses are reported annually in the industry,... Read More about An investigation into the accident causal influence of construction project features.