- Title
- Exploring resilience engineering through the presciption and practice of Safe Work Method Statements in the Victorian Construction Industry
- Creator
- Pillay, Manikam
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Text; Thesis; PhD
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/62981
- Identifier
- vital:5118
- Abstract
- This study investigated whether safe work method statements (SWMS) enhance or hinder resilience engineering (RE) as a health and safety management strategy in the Victorian construction industry. It is an important study because SWMS have been legislated by the federal and state governments as a fundamental risk control strategy for high-risk construction work; yet there is little empirical evidence to support this policy decision. Research on safety rules and procedures (to which SWMS can be associated) suggests they are not followed to the letter but adapted to suit context, and this adaptation is an important aspect of RE, a recent innovation in health and safety management.; Doctor of Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of Ballarat
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Resilience engineering; Safe Work Method Statements; Victorian Construction Industry
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