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Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting

Manu, Patrick; Ankrah, Nii; Proverbs, David; Suresh, Subashini

Authors

Patrick Manu Patrick.Manu@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Innovative Construction and Project Management

Nii Ankrah

David Proverbs

Subashini Suresh



Abstract

Subcontracting has been noted to have an adverse influence on health and safety. Through a critique of the health and safety literature the causative factors of this adverse influence are identified, and a subsequent examination of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007) also reveals remedies available to mitigate these causative factors. Pointing to the persistence of the adverse influence of subcontracting despite the available remedies, efforts for further enhancing the mitigation provided by CDM 2007 against the adverse influence of subcontracting are presented. It is anticipated that through these efforts health and safety improvement within and beyond the context of the adverse influence of subcontracting will be achieved.

Citation

Manu, P., Ankrah, N., Proverbs, D., & Suresh, S. (2011). Briefing: The adverse health and safety influence of subcontracting. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 164(4), 169-171. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.10.00008

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Journal Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law
Print ISSN 1751-4304
Electronic ISSN 1751-4312
Publisher Thomas Telford
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 164
Issue 4
Pages 169-171
DOI https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.10.00008
Keywords procurement, health and safety
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/973245
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/mpal.10.00008
Related Public URLs http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/mpal.10.00008