ArticleHuman factors and ergonomics in manufacturing2021
Impact of COVID-19 on health and safety in the construction sector.
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- The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on construction safety in China and the U.S.: A comparative study.Safety science · 2023Article
- Property development during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and outlook in Malaysia.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) applications in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and considerations for methods.Applied ergonomics · 2022Article
- Safety and health management response to COVID-19 in the construction industry: A perspective of fieldworkers.Process safety and environmental protection : transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B · 2022Article
- Strategic orientation, business model innovation and corporate performance-Evidence from construction industry.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Opportunities and Challenges for Construction Health and Safety Technologies under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chinese Construction Projects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Modeling working shifts in construction projects using an agent-based approach to minimize the spread of COVID-19.Journal of building engineering · 2021Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on health and safety in the construction sector.Human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing · 2021Article
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Abstract
Construction has been significantly affected by COVID-19 yet is critical to the post-COVID economic recovery. Specifically, construction needs to be constantly aware of safety and risk balanced with timely project delivery. Guidance for COVID-19 must therefore be implemented in a way that reflects working practice and pressures. There is, however, a potential knowledge gap regarding the practical feasibility and impact of applying COVID-19 measures within construction, made more difficult by factors such as the temporary nature of projects and complex working arrangements. This article presents a commentary on safe construction during, and beyond, COVID-19, covering the human factors challenges and practicalities of implementing COVID-19 measures. We observe that while guidance is strong on risk management, understanding of how best to implement this guidance is not yet stable. Also, care must be taken that implementing guidance does not detract from general safety, which is also challenged by increased pressures on delivery arising from COVID-19. There may, however, be opportunities for safer working practice arising from new awareness of health, hygiene, and safety risk. The role of safety leadership is overlooked in guidance yet is vital to ensure safe application of COVID-19 working practices. The key message is that COVID-19 needs to be integrated and promoted within a general risk management approach, in part because this takes account of differing priorities regarding safety risks, rather than overly focussing on COVID-19, and also because the effectiveness of COVID-19 mitigations can be amplified by integration with pre-existing safety processes.
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