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    @JournalArticle {2583,
    	title = {How Time Constraints Affect Safety Conditions at Construction Sites: Analysis of the Perception of Portuguese Construction Participants},
    	journal = {Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering},
    	volume = {22},
    	year = {2017},
    	month = {2017-02-08 00:00:00},
    	pages = {563-576},
    	publisher = {Geotech},
    	abstract = {

    Construction companies are currently subject to enormous pressure to achieve time and budget objectives. However, this situation can result in an unsafe accident-prone workplace because, often, when meeting deadlines takes priority, the implementation of occupational safety measures is relegated to the background. In order to discuss the relationship between the intensification of activities and work accidents at construction sites, a survey of the views of various construction participants (public and private owners, contractors and designers/consultants) was conducted as part of a national survey on construction delays. It was found that most respondents agree with the growing evidence regarding this problem. However, many believe that it is possible to reconcile the growing pressure imposed by compliance to deadlines with essential requirements for quality and safety through more efficient coordination.

    }, keywords = {construction delays, Construction Management, Construction Safety, construction sites, coordination of activities, labour conditions, occupational injury and illness, time constraints}, issn = {1089-3032}, url = {www.ejge.com}, author = {Couto, J. P. and Santos, F. and Rabbani, E.} }

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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

    Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more


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