Abstract
Abstract:
The paper presents findings from a Delphi study on the
impact significance of clients and designers to health and safety
(H&S) performance. Specifically, the paper reports findings on the
extent to which H&S would be considered throughout the project
lifecycle when influenced by clients and designers.
Health and safety (H&S) in the construction industry continue
to fall behind many industries despite much effort to improve
the status. Various research efforts have been conducted to try
and address the problem of H&S in the construction industry. A
number of studies have looked at the role of various construction
project stakeholders and their contribution to H&S. However it is
not clear the extent to which various stakeholders in particularly
construction clients and designers could influence the outcome
of H&S on construction projects. This study therefore, sought to
look at this gap in research.