The performance approach, because it focuses directly and intelligently on the qualities desired of constructed facilities and enables innovation, is essential to the quality and economy of constructed facilities and the competitiveness of the industries of construction. Construction goals, expressing the benefits of improved performance, attract the attention and support of policy makers in th...

Along with the progress of globalization, speed and efficiency have become more critical for any industry than ever before. In this sense, the concept and methods of lean management, promoting these performances, have been deployed from manufacturing, its origin industry, to other industries. This paper deals with this management style in the construction industry, called lean construction. In ...

Introduction: construction is one of the most important industries in which many workers start on activity. Sometimes, these industries workers are victims of different occupational accidents and injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and underlying reasons in construction accidents. Materials and methods: In this descriptive - analytical study, all construct...

in industries, in general, occurrence of accidents is not negligible in which injure the workforce and burden cost to society. the main purpose of this study was investigation of industrial accidents and their trend in fars province. this is a descriptive analytical retrospective study in which data on industrial accidents were collected from the labor organization of fars province during years...

Over 2000 electrocution deaths were identified among U.S. construction workers from 1980 to 1991, with the highest mean annual crude mortality rate (2.5 per 100,000 people), and second highest mean age-adjusted rate (2.7 per 100,000 people) of all industries. Although the crude fatality rates showed a downward trend, construction workers are still about four times more likely to be electrocuted...