- Title
- Developing a health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW) procurement model for the Australian construction industry
- Creator
- Kanwal, Faiza
- Relation
- University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree Thesis
- Resource Type
- thesis
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Masters Research - Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Description
- Despite the fact that experts and researchers have developed interventions to enhance health and safety outcomes for the construction sector, relatively few of these interventions have taken the significance of the procurement stage into account. The process of procurement and tendering is essential in delineating the obligations and functions of project stakeholders. Previous research has extensively documented the importance of contractors' or subcontractors' procurement in construction projects; however, there is a dearth of research in this area that demonstrates how the procurement process can be altered to enhance the industry's health and safety performance. Although there is increasing interest by governments, industry experts, and academia in promoting health and safety via procurement, thorough consideration of the problem is still necessary to enhance the health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW) of the construction sector. The focus of this study is to include HSW factors throughout the contractor procurement process in the Australian construction industry. To determine the potential HSW factors that can be included in the procurement stages, the research firstly entails a significant review of literature. Following that, a safety procurement model with multiple stages of the procurement process was developed. Using an online questionnaire survey, quantitative data was then gathered and subsequently analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the relationships between the established variables. The study's findings demonstrate the direct and indirect effects that decisions taken at different procurement stages have on a project's health and safety management. Furthermore, the results show that by integrating health and safety concerns into the procurement process, construction clients (in the case of contractor procurement) and contractors (in the case of subcontractor procurement) can enhance health and safety on their projects. This emphasizes how crucial it is to integrate health and safety at all stages of construction procurement to enhance the health and safety of construction projects. The Australian construction industry is highly competitive, and clients and contractors are constantly looking for ways to improve their HSW practices. This study aims to address this need by providing valuable findings that can help these stakeholders achieve a competitive advantage during the procurement process. By focusing on better health and safety outcomes, clients and contractors can position themselves as leaders in the industry.
- Subject
- construction; health; procurement; safety; wellbeing
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1512821
- Identifier
- uon:56670
- Rights
- Copyright 2024 Faiza Kanwal
- Language
- eng
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