TY  - CONF
TI  - Promoting Health and Safety on UK Construction Sites Using Lean Construction Strategies
C1  - Auckland, New Zealand
C3  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
SP  - 548
EP  - 559
PY  - 2024
DO  - 10.24928/2024/0178
AU  - Chaudhari, Himesh
AU  - Sarhan, Saad
AU  - Abdelmegid, Mohammed
AU  - Saad, Ali
AU  - Poshdar, Mani
AD  - Site Engineer, Laing O’Rourke, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, HChaudhari@laingorourke.com.au
AD  - Programme Director and Assistant Professor in Advanced Engineering Management, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham Dubai, UAE, s.sarhan@bham.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0002-0105-2350
AD  - Lecturer in Engineering Management, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK, M.Abdelmegid@leeds.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0001-6205-570X
AD  - Lecturer in Construction Engineering and Project Management, School of Architecture Building & Civil Engineering, University of Loughborough, UK, a.saad@lboro.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0002-3413-4483
AD  - Programme Director and Senior lecturer, Auckland University of Technology, Built Environment Engineering, New Zealand, mani.poshdar@aut.ac.nz, orcid.org/0000-0001-9132-2985
AB  - Poor health and safety (H&S) conditions in the construction industry are linked to ill-defined social and economic factors. To mitigate poor construction H&S performance, it has been widely recommended that Lean Construction (LC) strategies be adopted. Existing literature shows a strong correlation between implementing LC and improving construction H&S performance. However, limited research utilises qualitative research based on primary data to understand the perspectives of experts with real-world experience on the LC/H&S relationship. To address this gap, we conducted a novel study interviewing eight highly experienced LC experts to gain insights into how LC can enhance H&S in construction projects. Going beyond theory, we conceptualised a model linking key LC methods to root causes of H&S accidents to enable tangible improvements. This model intends to guide construction professionals in adopting and implementing LC strategies to foster safer construction workplaces. Our findings affirm and extend prior research by emphasising the efficacy of LC methods in improving H&S performance in construction projects.
KW  - Lean Construction
KW  - Health and Safety
KW  - Accidents
KW  - Waste
KW  - Flow
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
DA  - 2024/07/01
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2233/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2233
N1  - Export Date: 25 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -