Adopting green construction practices: health and safety implications

Onubi, Hilary Omatule; Yusof, Nor’Aini; Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi

doi:10.1108/jedt-08-2019-0203

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“…Before a contractor is considered eligible to be registered as class A, the contractor is expected to have successfully completed a minimum of 12 projects five years before application for registration with the BPP. This research is focused on class A contractors because previous research findings show that there is a nexus between the size of construction firms and the extent to which green construction practices are been adopted in projects (Du et al , 2014; Onubi et al , 2019a). A total of 206 questionnaires were distributed among project managers and site managers, and 168 duly completed questionnaires were received.…”

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Effects of green construction on project’s economic performance

Onubi

Yusof

Hassan

2020

JFMPC

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Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of green construction site practices on the economic performance of projects executed by “class A” contractors in Nigeria. The effects of stormwater management, materials management waste management and energy management on economic performance were examined. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected through a survey of class A contractors in Nigeria, and 168 usable responses were received. The partial least-squares structural equation modelling technique was used to analyse the collected data. Findings It was observed that all the green construction practices studied had significant effects on the economic performance of construction projects with the greatest effect from energy management. Practical implications The results imply that green construction practices generally lead to economic performance. The study has both theoretical and practical implications, as it helps both policymakers and contractors better understand the relationships between these variables of green construction practices and economic performance to better plan for their projects and for the government to formulate appropriate policies. Originality/value The study’s findings makes significant contributions to the ongoing discussion on the relationship between green construction practices and economic performance. The relationship established between stormwater management, waste management, materials management, energy management and economic performance in this study is different when compared with those in other similar studies.

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Effects of green construction on project’s economic performance

Onubi

Yusof

Hassan

2020

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“…Therefore, organizational safety performance is indirectly the result of employees' job performance (Cousins et al, 2019;Feng et al, 2011). Previous studies of Onubi et al (2019); Vecchio-Sadus (2007) suggest that organizations need to improve measurement of safety performance process because despite ample training for safety yet the employees face accidents and injury problems (Mazzetti et al, 2020). Numerous past studies have addressed that human error and employees' unsafe acts play an important role to increase the number of accidents and injuries rate (Hu et al, 2020;Huang et al, 2016).…”

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Safety Management Practices and Occupational Health and Safety Performance: An Empirical Review

Ajmal¹,

Isha²,

Nordin³

2021

JBR

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his paper aims to investigate how the relationship between safety management practices and occupational health and safety performance have been examined in the literature, and which future research areas can be recommended. This systematic literature review applied the matrix method to examine major literature in safety management practices and occupational health and safety performance. A total of 24 papers in English peer-reviewed from 21 journals were selected and analyzed. The synthesis of these empirical studies revealed the following: The relationship between safety management practices and occupational health and safety performance has mostly been investigated quantitatively in many countries and sectors; management commitment to safety, safety rules, and procedures and safety training are still most commonly used safety management practices to improve occupational health and safety performance. In this study, research articles were selected only from English journals; therefore, some research articles in other languages might not be included. The findings of this study can be used to develop a safety management model to reduce the rate of injuries, accidents, and near misses in high hazardous risk organizations. Overall, the findings provide Safety management practices overview that practitioners use to manage safety performance. There are only a few systematic literature reviews available on safety management practices, occupational health, and safety performance. This paper is among the first systematic literature reviews to analyze how safety management practices have been associated with occupational health and safety performance and provide potential research avenues.

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“…Code Sources Factors CCP1 [12,21,39,41,45] End-user/client perception and preference CCP2 [11,12,19,21,23,41,42,[46][47][48][49][50] Client knowledge and awareness CCP3 [41,[51][52][53] Level of stress and uncertainty CCP4 [19,51,54,55] Economic value and return on investment CCP5 [19,21,23,12,54,56] Cost implication and mechanism of financial involvement CCP6 [57][58][59][60][61][62][63] Health and safety implications CCP7 [21,34,41,46,64] Availability of resources CCP8 [41,54,56,65] Prevailing economic and political condition CCP9 [66]…”

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Factors Influencing Clients’ Commitment to Sustainable Construction Practices

Okoye¹

2021

IJSDP

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The success of every construction projects largely depends on the level of commitment of the clients. This study examined the factors influencing the level of clients’ commitment to sustainable construction practices in Nigeria. A questionnaire survey was use to collect data from the public and private construction clients on the level of influence of 16 factors extracted from the literature. A total of 182 valid questionnaires were used for analysis. The result revealed that nine factors with weighted average (W) 0.8≤W≤1 have a high level of influence, whereas seven factors with 0.6≤W≤0.8 have a high-medium level of influence on the clients’ commitment. However, the five most influential factors were: client knowledge and awareness, Cost implication and mechanism of financial involvement, economic value and return on investment, end-user/client perception and preference, and health and safety implications. The result further revealed that there is significant difference on how these factors influence the level of commitment of sustainable construction practices of the public and private clients. The study suggested that the disparity was due to the differences in the level of knowledge, awareness, involvement and commitment of the public and private clients to sustainable construction concept. Hence, it is important to optimize the level of knowledge and awareness of the clients, about the cost, benefits/profits, and health and safety implications of sustainable construction practices so as to promote the level of client’s commitment to sustainable construction practices. It recommended for adequate client involvement throughout the sustainable construction life cycle and a sustained awareness campaign, championed by relevant government agencies and professional organizations through different public programs so as to increase the clients’ commitment and desirability to demand for more sustainable construction projects.

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Adopting green construction practices: health and safety implications

Cited by 17 publications

References 59 publications

Effects of green construction on project’s economic performance

Effects of green construction on project’s economic performance

Safety Management Practices and Occupational Health and Safety Performance: An Empirical Review

Factors Influencing Clients’ Commitment to Sustainable Construction Practices

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