Research Article
Mar 1978
Safety: Productivity and Job Pressures
Authors: Jimmie Hinze and Henry W. Parker, F.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 104, Issue 1
Abstract
Research findings showed that field supervisors have a large impact on safety performance through their management practices. Data were collected through personal interviews with construction superintendents. The superintendents were asked primarily about their management practices and their job safety policies. Comparisons were then made between different superintendents on the basis of the frequency of injuries on their jobs. Results showed that the safest superintendents were those who were considered by their superiors to excel in meeting their job costs and their time schedules, i.e., safety and productivity are compatible. It was shown further that the management practices, not the job safety policies, had the greatest impact on job safety. For instance, it was shown that the superintendents with better safety records managed to keep excess pressures from their foremen and workers.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 104 • Issue 1 • March 1978
Pages: 27 - 34
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1978
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Jimmie Hinze
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo.
Henry W. Parker, F.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
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