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A Hierarchical Fuzzy Expert System for Contractor Prequalification
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The selection of qualified contractors for construction projects plays a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of project delivery, and as such, represents a critical decision for project owners. For an informed selection, ...
Demystifying the Impact of Age on Safety Performance of Construction Workers: Examining the Mediating Roles of Experience and Fatigue
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Construction is one of the most hazardous industries with high fatal and nonfatal accidents rates. However, many accidents could be prevented by improving workers’ safety performance. Numerous factors impact their performance, ...
Evaluating the Impact of Hazard Information on Fieldworkers’ Safety Risk Perception
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Construction is a hazardous industry due to the dynamic nature of the work environment. However, limited studies have investigated how the introduction of additional hazards affects construction fieldworkers’ perception ...
Analysis of Construction Workers’ Health and Safety in Cold Weather Conditions
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Extreme cold weather conditions affect construction workers’ health and safety performance. Hence, the goal of this article is to identify and analyze these challenges so that effective measures can be developed and ...
Role of Safety Training: Impact on Hazard Recognition and Safety Risk Perception
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Improving Hazard-Recognition Performance and Safety Training Outcomes: Integrating Strategies for Training Transfer
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Insidious Safety Threat of Fatigue: Investigating Construction Workers’ Risk of Accident Due to Fatigue
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The construction industry is among the most hazardous occupations. Workers are expected to fulfill physically and mentally demanding tasks in construction environments while they are exposed to numerous safety hazards. The ...
Construction Risk Management in Iraq during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges to Implementation and Efficacy of Practices
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The main challenges and barriers facing the effective implementation of risk management (RM) practices in the construction industry have increased the ceiling of challenges associated with the implementation of construction ...
Postpandemic Era: Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Workers’ Situational Awareness
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on construction safety, intensifying the challenges faced by workers and exacerbating the industry’s preexisting safety issues. Unlike many other sectors that could shift to ...