A study on the effects of foremen on safety in construction.

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by  Hymel, Robert P.

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A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF FOREMEN
ON SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION
By
ROBERT HYMEL
P.
LT, CEC, USN
Aresearchpapersubmitted
inthepartialfulfillmentoftherequirements
forthedegreeof
MasterofScienceofCivilEngineering
UniversityofWashington
SummerQuarter 1993
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ProgramAuthorized
toOfferDegree .
Date
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ABSTRACT
Aresearch studyonconstruction safetyispresentedinthispaper. Theprimary
purposeistodeterminehowconstructiontradeforemanimpactsafetyperformancethrough
theirmanagementpractices. Datawerecollectedthroughpersonalinterviewswithroofing
constructionforeman. Theforemanwereaskedabouttheir"managementpractices","trade
background", "amountofexperience" andtheir"safetyrecord". Comparisonswerethen
madebetweendifferentforemenon thebasisofthefrequencyofinjuriesontheirjobs.
Resultsshowedthattheamountofexperienceofaforemanisrelatedtojobsitesafety. The
typeofroofinginstalled,andworkingon flatroofsversesslopedroofs,hasaninfluence
onsafety. Further,itwasshown thatthemoretimeaforemanspendsonthejobreduces
theinjuryfrequency. Thestudyalsoshowstheremaybeatendencyforunionforemento
havelowerinjuryfrequenciesthanopen shopforemen.