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An important part of an organization's overall safety and health program involves safety management for contractors. A contractor with a poor safety program can adversely affect quality, productivity, schedules, and overall cost. This book explains how to manage project safety and improve the odds of an injury-free workplace.If project managers are to apply their judgment wisely, they need to know the rationale for each requirement, and how to implement it. They must know what is to be done, who is to do it, and when and how it should be done. The author considers all these factors.Construction Site Safety addresses the fundamental elements of a successful construction safety program. The author explains the industry trends and best practices that enable job site managers or field engineers to understand the necessary steps to ensure that contractors have and follow safety guidelines.Features
An important part of an organization's overall safety and health program involves safety management for contractors. A contractor with a poor safety program can adversely affect quality, productivity, schedules, and overall cost. This book explains how to manage project safety and improve the odds of an injury-free workplace.If project managers are to apply their judgment wisely, they need to know the rationale for each requirement, and how to implement it. They must know what is to be done, who is to do it, and when and how it should be done. The author considers all these factors.Construction Site Safety addresses the fundamental elements of a successful construction safety program. The author explains the industry trends and best practices that enable job site managers or field engineers to understand the necessary steps to ensure that contractors have and follow safety guidelines.Features
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project safety analysis, facility safety representative, contracted work environment, documented safety program, jobsite manager, past safety performance, safety program documentation, project safety program, technical selection criteria, coordinating engineer, designated safety representative, host employer, contractor mobilization, safe job site, experience modification rate, job safety analysis, toolbox talks, safety program requirements, good safety performance, effective safety program, unsafe work practices, apparent low bidder, hazardous energy sources, safe work procedures, manual rate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Joint Venture, Comprehensive General Liability, Danger Do Not Operate, National Safety Council, Janine Reid, Tagout Program, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pre-Job Planning Checklist, Administrative Lockout, Business Roundtable, Department of Labor, Human Resources, Lost Time Incidence Rate New!
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- In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Collins Business Essentials) by Thomas J. Peters on page 190
- The Code of Hammurabi by Leonard W. King on page 63
- The Management of Construction: A Project Lifecycle Approach by F. Lawrence Bennett on page 283
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