The Potential Effectiveness of Lean Construction Tools in Promoting Safety on Construction Sites

Bajjou, Mohamed Saad; Chafi, Anas; En-Nadi, Abdelali

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/jera.33.179

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“…Furthermore, Forman [22] indicated that lean construction and the safety management system are two different types of social transformation “projects,” and that future research should consider how these two “project” types interact. Recently, the potential impacts of lean construction on safety performance have attracted increasing attention from scholars [23,24].…”

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Impacts of Lean Construction on Safety Systems: A System Dynamics Approach

Yuan

Wang

et al. 2019

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Lean construction has been viewed as an effective management approach for reducing the occurrence of no-value or destructive activities, such as wasting resources and safety-related accidents. However, few studies have systematically addressed how and to what extent lean construction practices influence construction safety. To bridge this gap, a conceptual model is developed and validated using a system dynamics approach. The construction system in this model comprises four sub-systems (i.e., environment system, equipment system, management system, and employee system). Data were collected from 448 projects in China. Simulations were conducted to determine the correlations between five types of lean tools and the four construction sub-systems. The results show that: (a) 5S management has significant positive impacts on the control of key locations and facilities at construction sites, and contributes to the mitigation of environmental impacts; (b) visual management can significantly improve safety compliance and safety management; (c) just-in-time management has significantly positive influences on the safety facilities layout and formulation of the safety plan; and (d) the Last Planner® System and conference management are effective in improving safety training and the implementation of the safety plan. These findings provide new insights into the use of lean construction for improving construction safety through the implementation of a targeted lean approach.

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Impacts of Lean Construction on Safety Systems: A System Dynamics Approach

Yuan

Wang

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“…Employees that are highly stressed or suffering burnout will not be operating at high productivity levels, and will more likely be inefficient and wasteful. One of the main pillars in lean construction is the reduction of waste, with a reduction in physical H&S accidents and incidents being viewed as an example of waste reduction (Bajjou et al, 2017). The mental health issues highlighted in this review suggests that lean construction principles should also be applied to this branch of H&S, with emphasis on the mental health and well being of the workforce.…”

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Mental Health in the Construction Industry: a Rapid Review

Borg¹,

Sherratt²,

Oswald³

2019

Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)

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Principles of lean construction have been suggested as strategies towards improving health and safety (H&S) in construction. Previous research has typically focused on the physical aspects of H&S; yet individuals who work within the construction industry have an increased risk of suffering from mental health conditions. This is an area which is gaining attention but is yet to be researched in depth. Through a rapid review of literature, this paper identifies 15 studies, and reviews the current literature concerning mental health within the construction industry. Theoretically, results suggest that mental health is a significant problem within the construction industry; and practically, it is recommended that organisations should consider evidence-based suggestions of ways to address this issue through approaches such as alternate work schedules, and the use of validated detection tools. The results of the review revealed that the current literature is limited, both in terms of quantity and research approaches adopted, and therefore, further high-quality studies are required in this area. The principles of lean construction present an opportunity for addressing the issue of poor mental health in the construction industry, thus expanding the application of lean construction beyond addressing merely the physical aspects of H&S issues.

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“…As commonly known, Lean Construction is an approach which has been adapted from Lean Manufacturing. 26 According to Koskela,5 Lean Construction is a way to design the production system to minimize waste of materials, time and e®orts, in order to generate the maximum possible value of the end product. This concept has been introduced in various countries such as Brazil, United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, and Malaysia and several Lean Construction models have been developed, as mentioned and explored below:…”

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Development of a Conceptual Framework of Lean Construction Principles: An Input–Output Model

Bajjou

Chafi

En-Nadi

2019

J. Adv. Manuf. Syst.

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In the new global economy, Lean Construction has become an effective way to design construction systems, which aims at reducing all forms of waste and creating the maximum of value for the customer. However, previous studies have reported that there are various implementation approaches, and most construction practitioners have applied this management philosophy according to their own understanding of Lean Construction principles. The main aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model for a successful deployment of lean construction. In this paper, an original generic model has been proposed based on a rigorous analysis of six relevant Lean Construction models that have been designed, validated, and tested in several countries (USA, UK, Malaysia, Germany, and Brazil). The findings of this work show that there are nine main Lean Construction principles and which are: customer focus, supply, continuous improvement, waste elimination, people involvement, planning and scheduling, quality, standardization, and transparency. Moreover, these principles have been divided into 33 sub-principles based on an extensive literature review of reliable documents (research papers, review papers, books, conference papers, and thesis) that have been published between 1992 and 2017.

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The Potential Effectiveness of Lean Construction Tools in Promoting Safety on Construction Sites

Cited by 34 publications

References 56 publications

Impacts of Lean Construction on Safety Systems: A System Dynamics Approach

Impacts of Lean Construction on Safety Systems: A System Dynamics Approach

Mental Health in the Construction Industry: a Rapid Review

Development of a Conceptual Framework of Lean Construction Principles: An Input–Output Model

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