Management and Economics of Construction Safety in Hong Kong

S. W. Poon, Siu Lam Tang and Francis K. W. Wong

in University of Chicago Press Economics Books from University of Chicago Press

Abstract: Hong Kong had a very bad record in construction safety in the 1980s and before. Since the early 1990s, a number of statutory regulations have been enforced in order to improve safety in Hong Kong’s construction industry. The results of these efforts can gradually be seen, and this is evidenced by the significant drop in construction accidents in recent years. This book is important in keeping construction professionals informed about Hong Kong’s experience in construction safety. It begins with an overview of safety management systems generally adopted in the Asian context with the support of construction accident statistics from a number of countries or cities. Other topics include factors which influence site safety programmes, construction safety management systems, safety legislation, safety auditing, the procedure of accident investigation, the Hong Kong government’s mandatory SSPS (Site Supervision Plan System) that all contractors and authorized persons/registered structural engineers have to follow, and construction safety economics.

Date: 2008
ISBN: 9789622099067
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucp:bkecon:9789622099067

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
https://press.uchica ... ed/M/bo37850416.html
The price is $22.00.

Access Statistics for this book

More books in University of Chicago Press Economics Books from University of Chicago Press
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Books Division ().