Developing A Project Safety Management System
Safety management systems (SMS) have been introduced to the construction industry as a formal means of managing site safety. There are several shortcomings with the current perspective of SMS which was implemented among construction projects. Firstly, the focus is exclusively on contractors and their performance on safety related factors. However, safety is not only the contractors responsibility but should involve clients as well. Secondly, current SMS presents a fixed set of safety related factors and activities which does not account for the diversity of projects and organizations in construction industry. Lastly, current methods of SMS auditing take a check-and-verify approach and miss customization and development opportunities. This paper proposes an alternative view of SMS based on the well- established Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) framework. The proposal includes clients as active participants/stakeholders during the development of SMS, and allows flexibility during the implementation of SMS elements to deliver key safety related services. The framework encourages a shift perspective from SMS factor and activity auditing to system development in terms of capability and maturity. This promotes a long term view of SMS development beyond a single project and fosters development of safety management capability within the construction industry.
Construction safety Safety management system Capability Maturity
Zhang Jian Chan Weng Tat
Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, E1 08-20,S Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, E1A 07-03,
国际会议
The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Construction & Risk Management(首届可持续建设与风险管理国际会议)
重庆
英文
1134-1138
2010-06-12（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）