Occupational Safety and Risks in Construction

Dear Colleagues,

The risk factor in the construction sector is very high. Construction objects are unique and built only once, and their life cycle is full of various risks, originating from many sources, including external and internal environments, formal activity in the chosen sector, object analysis, size, processes, temporary project teams collected from different companies, construction site, etc. Moreover, as the size and complexity of construction objects increase, so do those of the processes needed, which adds to the risks. This is in addition to the political, economic, and social conditions where the object is to be undertaken. The risk can be defined as an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on at least one objective, such as time, cost, or quality. The risks cause cost and time overruns and quality of products in construction, including occupational safety aspects. Risk management is an process that focuses on defining sources of uncertainty and a central part of any organization’s strategic management. It is the process whereby organisations methodically address the risks attached to their activities with the goal of achieving sustained benefits within each activity and across the portfolio of all activities. A short description of the risk assessment model and processes follows: The first step is risk identification, followed by estimating the consequences of uncertain events/conditions (risk analysis), generating response strategies in the light of expected outcomes, and finally, based on the feedback received on actual outcomes and risks emerged, carrying out the identification, analysis, and response generation steps repetitively throughout the life cycle of an object to ensure that the project objectives are met. Risk management in construction is a tedious task, as the objective functions tend to change during the construction object life cycle. This Special Issue intends to provide an overview of the most recent advances in multidisciplinary research connected to occupational safety and risks in the construction sector and the enhancement of the safety and operability of process systems. Research articles on topics associated with occupational safety and risks in construction, including risk modeling, assessment, techniques and environmental conditions, and reliability of technological systems is invited.

Dr. Jolanta Tamošaitienė
Prof. Dr. Jerzy Pasławski
Guest Editors

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