Relationship among Safety, Quality and Productivity in Construction Projects

With the rapid development of science, technology and economic strength in China, the construction industry has developed vigorously. Construction safety and quality management is a systematic project. The quality of construction will directly affect the safety of people's lives and property and the stable development of society. Construction quality and safety is the key to the success of construction projects. It is the fundamental guarantee to maintain the corporate image and obtain long-term economic benefits. Safety-critical system design needs to be guided and evaluated by security analysis. Fault tree based on binary decision graph is one of the commonly used methods of safety analysis in engineering. The risk assessment is based on the risk factor and the simulation application environment design experiment is performed. Correctly handling the relationship between construction safety and quality management plays an important role in the smooth completion of engineering projects and the stable development of society.

The study is an assessment of time, cost and quality management in the Nigerian construction industry, and it aims to explore time cost and quality management in the construction industry. The objective of the study is to identify factors affecting time; cost and quality management in building construction projects. This study is limited to the view of a convenient sample of professionals in the building construction industry. The method used to collect data were questionnaire and interview while the data collected were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis using percentage, mean score and frequency. It was observed that planning and scheduling deficiencies, fraudulent practice and kickback and absence of clear Evaluation standards are the major factors affecting time, cost and quality in construction project. The study recommends that construction team should strive to ensure effective management of time, cost and quality in building production.

The aim of this study is to examine the barriers to the adoption of emerging technologies for quality management in construction projects. A questionnaire was designed to examine the barriers to the adoption of emerging technologies for quality management in construction projects. Questionnaires were distributed, and 127 valid responses were elicited. Thereafter, data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study was limited to barriers to the adoption of emerging technologies in construction quality management in Nigeria utilising a quantitative research method. The study’s findings can serve as a model for tackling similar barriers in other countries in the global south. The results of the exploratory factor analysis reveal that the critical barriers to emerging technologies in construction quality management in the Nigerian construction industry can be grouped into three principal components: institutional and regulatory, organisational, and technology and industry collaboration barriers. Understanding these findings offers a roadmap for accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies in construction quality management, leading to improved productivity, reduced rework, enhanced compliance, and sustainable industry growth. Keywords: Adoption, Barriers, Construction projects, Emerging technologies, Quality management.

The scientific article reveals the problems of finding innovative approaches to solving problems related to the organization of an integrated management system in the construction industry. Promising trends of integrated management in the construction sector, which are focused on the flexibility and adaptability of management systems to modern conditions, are studied. The ability to respond quickly to changes in market conditions and customer requirements is becoming key to the success of construction projects. The urgency of the problem of finding rational solutions for the organization of the integrated management system in the construction industry is indicated. The paper highlights the problems of organization of the integrated management system in the construction hall. Construction projects often come with risks, such as changes in the project, unforeseen circumstances, and technical complications. Integrated management systems must meet the challenges of risk management and provide flexibility in solving problems. Grounded prospects and opportunities for using an integrated management system that allows construction enterprises to be flexible and adaptable to changes in the internal and external environment. This is especially important in the face of rapid technological changes and volatile market conditions. As a result of the analysis, opportunities for the introduction of innovative technologies and methods in the construction industry have been identified. The integration of advanced solutions allows us to improve construction processes at all stages. The results of our research revealed the basic principles of applying an integrated management model under risk conditions for quality control modules in construction, based on the concept of dynamic systems. Therefore, we consider it expedient to introduce an integrated model risk and quality management in construction, and this requires further scientific research. The proposed method allows to harmonize the processes of quality management and risk management, taking into account the criteria of project efficiency, contributing to the avoidance of conflicts between the requirements for the quality of the construction object and the level of acceptable risks. In addition, this approach aligns them with the efficiency requirements for the developer. It is determined that the principles of using the integrated model of quality management in the face of risks include the principle of complementarity and the principle of identity of the management process. This made it possible to identify management modules that correspond to the concept of construction quality management in the face of risks as a dynamic system.

Construction is dangerous, making safety management essential. Robotics process automation (RPA) can improve construction project risk management. RPA is hindered by several factors. This study examined the primary technical, economic, legal, privacy, and resource obstacles to RPA adoption for tall building safety management. The pilot survey comprised 161 Malaysian tall building specialists, while the full questionnaire poll included 231 experts. EFA and SEM analyzed the data. Technology, economics, legislation, privacy, and resources prevented RPA from managing tall building safety. Theoretical and empirical breakthroughs in construction safety management and RPA deployment prompted this inquiry. This study illuminates the main obstacles to employing RPA for tall building safety management. The results show where to spend time and money to eliminate the obstacles. The study’s management implications may benefit construction safety managers, project managers, and company owners. The findings may help the building industry plan RPA safety management in tall projects and overcome hurdles. This study contributes to construction safety management and RPA deployment theory by identifying and analyzing the main barriers to using RPA for safety management in high-rise buildings. This research can help solve the problems preventing RPA from being used in construction project safety management.

The quality of construction projects requires the effective implementation of construction work and management work, prompting the realization of overall functions of buildings and ensuring the positive development of work. In order to manage the quality of construction projects, it is necessary to improve in all aspects, including the design and construction, the optimization of personnel and systems. To ensure the full implementation of construction quality management, enhance the quality of the project, the paper, through the relevant cases and construction project quality management understanding, analyzed construction project management issues, to ensure that they put forward more effective implementation countermeasures.

The quality of construction projects requires the effective implementation of construction work and management work, prompting the realization of overall functions of buildings and ensuring the positive development of work. In order to manage the quality of construction projects, it is necessary to improve in all aspects, including the design and construction, the optimization of personnel and systems. To ensure the full implementation of construction quality management, enhance the quality of the project, the paper, through the relevant cases and construction project quality management understanding, analyzed construction project management issues, to ensure that they put forward more effective implementation countermeasures.

With the development of social economy at this stage, the construction industry has also increased certain progress, in the construction engineering construction, construction safety management is very important. Compared with the traditional construction safety management, BIM Technology can find the hidden danger in the construction project in time, and check the potential safety hazard in time, so as to ensure the safety of construction. In this paper, BIM Technology is used to manage the safety management of construction site in time and space, and the fall protection control based on BIM is studied. Hope to be able to provide a certain reference and reference for future related project safety management, so as to ensure that the overall construction safety management ability and quality of the construction project can meet the requirements to the greatest extent.

Evaluating the impact of internet communication quality in human resource management on the productivity of construction projects

Augmented reality (AR) and video game (VR), a kingdom-of-the-art technology for superimposing data onto the $64000 world, have recently begun to have a bearing on our everyday lives. Additionally, AR and VR have shown an excellent contribution to advanced construction management in recent years. However, a comprehensive review article of AR and VR technologies in construction management is absent within the literature. This study provides a comprehensive review of an outline of victimization potential opportunities of AR and VR to unravel a range of construction management problems effectively and expeditiously. This study found that AR is with success utilized in construction project programming, progress following, employee coaching, safety management, time and value management, and quality and defects management. VR is effectively used as an image tool, employee coaching technology, safety management tool, and quality and defects management tool. Additionally, AR and VR square measure used for developing a network that enables the chance of getting conferences with those that square measure geographically remote from one another or the development website. This study might facilitate to explore the potential fields of victimization AR and VR technologies within the industry effectively as advance time- and cost-saving profitable tools

The rapid advancement of information technology has introduced Building Information Modeling (BIM) and intelligent construction technology as trans-formative tools in the construction industry. Despite their potential to significantly enhance efficiency, quality, and safety in construction projects, the practical implementation of these technologies is fraught with challenges. This paper explores the theoretical underpinnings of BIM and intelligent construction technologies and investigates the practical challenges encountered during their implementation. It provides an in-depth analysis of these challenges and proposes countermeasures to effectively address them, offering valuable insights for practitioners and stakeholders in the construction sector.Finally, through the study of the application of technology in actual projects, it is found that the combination of BIM and intelligent construction technology will improve the efficiency and quality of the construction process, reduce the waste and consumption of human resources, and improve the competitiveness and sustainable development capabilities of the project. It will promote the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry, promote scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and promote economic development and social progress. It will improve the safety and sustainability of construction, reduce accidents and environmental pollution during construction, and protect the health and safety of workers and the environment.

Delivering quality projects is a real challenge for the construction sector in Libya. However, there is little information for developing quality improvement initiatives in construction companies. The aim is to present the main factors influencing the implementation of quality management systems in Libyan construction industry (LCI) through a review of relevant literature, and identify the most important factors based on a survey of managers working in construction companies in Tripoli. Of 200 hundred questionnaires distributed, 130 were fully completed giving a response rate of 65%. Among these respondents, 63% were government-related organisations, and the rest were from private sector. The data were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA), which helps interpretation of data. The analysis identified five reliable and valid quality management constructs namely top management commitment, communication, teamwork, employee empowerment and involvement, and work environment and culture. These will help to focus areas for improving quality in construction projects.

PurposeThe poor quality of construction work in war-affected regions is a significant issue. The large-scale destruction to the existing infrastructure from the war necessitates cost and time-efficient delivery of construction projects during and post-war to bring normalcy to affected lives and places. Consequently, there is always a tendency to finish construction projects in the shortest possible time on a limited budget without following the proper quality management processes. However, the poor quality of construction projects continues to affect the country's development, growth, credibility, reputation, and public safety for several years after the war. To this end, the present study was conducted to evaluate the significant attributes and factors contributing to the poor quality of construction projects in the war-affected Afghan construction sector.Design/methodology/approachA total of 31 attributes influencing construction project quality were ranked based on 110 completed survey responses collected from Afghan construction professionals. Moreover, independent samples t-test, Spearman's rank correlation test, and exploratory factor analysis were conducted.FindingsThe study found a moderate consensus between clients and contractors on attributes' rankings. In addition, the independent samples t-test showed statistically significant differences in means values of responses from clients and contractors for eight attributes. Based on factor analysis, 19 important attributes (median value greater than or equal to four) were classified into 4 latent factors – (1) poor-quality assurance and control, (2) unethical practices, (3) design and drawing errors, and (4) knowledge and skills gap.Originality/valueEvaluating the factors affecting the quality of construction projects will help clients, government departments, and construction practitioners improve the construction quality management practices. The findings will also inform the policies and procedures of international aid providers.

Purpose Prefabricated building (PB) has high technical requirements and is susceptible to safety accidents, and its construction occupational health and safety (OHS) problems should not be ignored. To promote the better development of PB, this study aims to measure their construction safety management level and propose corresponding countermeasures. Design/methodology/approach By systematically combing the relevant literature, this study extracts the influencing factors that appear frequently in several studies and categorizes them according to six dimensions: people, materials and components, technology, mechanical equipment, environment and system. Combining expert opinions, the measurement index system, including 6 primary indexes and 24 secondary indexes, is constructed. The structural entropy weight (SEW) method is applied to calculate the index weights. The cloud matter element (CME) model based on the weights is constructed to determine the level of construction occupational health and safety management (COHSM). A project case of a training building is used to verify it. The results obtained from the model are compared with those from other measurement models to verify the feasibility of the model in measuring the level of COHSM for PB. Findings The calculated weights show that technology is the most important for the COHSM of PB. The management level of the project in terms of people, materials and components, technology, machinery and equipment, environment and system is Level II good. The overall safety management level is also Level II, which is good. The model of this study is consistent with other model measurements. The methodology of this study yields reasonable and realistic results. Originality/value This study is the first to include occupational health dimensions in the research on the construction safety management of PB, which not only covers the key elements in traditional construction safety management but also considers the impact of the construction process, material use and technology of PB on safety management, making the measurement index system more scientific. Meanwhile, the introduction of the CME model based on the SEW method effectively solves the deficiencies of the traditional method in dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty and provides practitioners with more accurate and comprehensive measurement results. It helps practitioners formulate a more scientific management plan in combination with the actual situation and provides a guiding idea and practical path for the COHSM of similar projects.

This study examines the customers’ experience of value added they gain from the use of a cloud-based solution for documentation and quality management in construction industry. The industry is a laggard in the adoption of digital solutions. Currently it struggles with very low productivity increases, and the need to develop the operations to respond to new needs. Digitalizing documentation and potentially also quality management is one possibility for the industry towards better productivity. The empirical study was conducted through qualitative interviews with industry experts and organizations that have implemented a cloud-based solution for documentation and quality management. The findings of the study show that using a cloud-based solution for construction documentation generates numerous different kind of value in use benefits. In addition to the time savings in employees’ daily job, the use of the solution provides gains in documentation quality and contributes even to the company image for both the (potential) employees and external stakeholders. Most importantly, the use of the solution enhances keeping track of the big picture as it adds to the accessibility and transparency of the data. The industry experts envision that digitalized solutions can be used for developing completely new business models in the industry.