Construction Safety Management

Construction Safety Management, 2nd Edition features proven safety management methods gathered from 15 years or research at Stanford University and used by the most successful construction managers in the industry.  The book is a comprehensive blueprint for CEOs, job-site managers, foremen, safety professionals and owners on safely managing construction work at every level and phase of a project.

Construction Safety Management, 2nd Edition incorporates these management practices and policies into a practical format of real-life case studies and summary action steps, and offers each member of the construction management team specific advice on effectively upgrading an organizations total safety performance, including:

• Building a corporate culture of zero accidents
• Planning for high project performance
• Establishing accountability for safety
• Eliminating drugs and alcohol from the job site
• Maintaining a communications safety net
• Achieving the dual goal of safety and productivity
• Maintaining effective crews
• Measuring safety performance
• Monitoring contractors for safety

Construction Safety Management, 2nd Edition also reviews key requirements of the Comprehensive Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993 and discusses the potential of emerging management techniques and computing technologies for construction safety management, including Total Quality Management, partnering, robotics, automated process control, artificial intelligence and expert systems.