Proceedings of the September 1996 conference, focusing on safety and health regulations and statistics, planning and controlling construction safety, social and human issues, health issues in the construction process, technological innovations in construction safety, and safety training and education. Specific topics include safety performance measurements for masonry construction, causes of accidents and priorities for intervention, fire safety in the construction phase, drugs in the construction workplace, and illness related to thermal pathologies in buildings. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
This work provides a summary of recent research into health and safety on construction sites. Topics covered include: safety and health regulations and statistics; social and human issues on construction safety; health issues in the construction process; and safety training and education.