Effect of safety and environmental variables on task durations in steel erection

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1310-1319

  Irizarry, Javier ^a   Simonsen, Katy L ^b   Abraham, Dulcy M ^c  

^a SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction equipment; Construction industry; Safety; Steel construction

Indexed keywords

INJURIES; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

STEEL CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 29044440967     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:12(1310)     Document Type: Article

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