Cosntruction Safety
Week 5
Module 5.1: Preventing Workplace Violence
· Typical workplace violence situations
· Management and Prevention of Violence
· Legal considerations
Module 5.2: Promoting Safety
· Why Promote Safety?
· The Culture of Safety
· Approaches to Developing Culture
Textbook reading
Please refer to the chapter titles:
Preventing Workplace Violence
Promoting Safety
Suggested format: Times New Roman 12 points, single spaced, 1” margin all around, APA style
for references
Plagiarism: All assignments will be checked for plagiarism using SafeAssign. The similarity
index should not be greater than 35% on the report. You should always provide references at the
end.
Explain the concept of Crime Reduction through Environmental design. Also,
prepare a summary/analysis explaining the main points (strategies and design) of
this concept using the following document:
http://humanics-es.com/cpted.pdf
Discussion Questions
1. Construction Management, Inc. (CMI) has a safety awareness program, but it does not seem to be working. CMI’s president and his two vice presidents developed the program themselves and implemented it company wide six months ago. Unfortunately, they have seen no decrease in the number of accidents and incidents. What possible problems do you see with CMI’s safety awareness program? What changes or improvements would you recommend?
2. Employees of Bearden Construction Company have begun to complain regularly about Josh Randall. They say that his behavior has become unpredictable and that he blows up at the slightest provocation. One employee even said, “This guy is going to hurt somebody.” To each complaint, the supervisor’s response is the same: “Be patient. Josh is a good man. He’s just dealing with some personal problems right now. He’ll get over it.” What do you think of the supervisor’s response to employee concerns? How do you think this situation should be handled?