Approach for Measuring Reductions in Construction Worker Illnesses and Injuries: Baseline Measures of Construction Industry Practices for the National Construction Goals.
Approach for Measuring Reductions in Construction Worker
Illnesses and Injuries: Baseline Measures of
Construction Industry Practices for the National
Construction Goals.
(575 K)
Chapman, R. E.
NISTIR 6473; 145 p. September 2000.
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Keywords:
benchmarking; building economics; construction;
construction safety and health; costs; economic
analysis; metrics; occupational illnesses; occupational
injuries
Abstract:
The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the
National Science and Technology Council is developing
baseline measures of current construction industry
practices and measures of progress with respect to each
of the seven National Construction Goals. The seven
National Construction Goals are concerned with: (1)
reductions in the delivery time of constructed
facilities; (2) reductions in operations, maintenance,
and energy costs; (3) increases in occupant productivity
and comfort; (4) reductions in occupant-related
illnesses and injuries; (5) reductions in waste and
pollution; (6) increases in the durability and
flexibility of constructed facilities; and (7)
reductions in construction worker illnesses and
injuries. Baseline measures and measures of progress are
being produced for each of the four key construction
industry sectors. The four sectors are: (1) residential;
(2) commercial/institutional; (3) industrial; and (4)
public works. This report provides a detailed set of
baseline measures for National Construction Goal 7
(reductions in construction worker illnesses and
injuries). As such, it describes data sources, data
classifications, and the metrics used to develop the
baseline measures. Extensive use of charts and tables is
made throughout this document to illustrate the process
by which the baseline measures were developed.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899