Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review

Selecting an appropriate contractor is a crucial phase that clients normally conduct to execute projects. Extensive research has been conducted on the main contractor selection criteria such as financial stability and technical and management capability. However, few studies focusing on health and s...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Nadeera Abdul Razak, Obuks Ejohwomu, Peter Fenn, Kamil Okedara, Babatunde Dosumu, Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	prequalification contractor selection construction health and safety lagging and leading indicators Technology T
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/414238c343d7433480c3b1386875fb41
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:414238c343d7433480c3b1386875fb41
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:414238c343d7433480c3b1386875fb412021-11-11T16:00:15ZIdentification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review10.3390/en142172441996-1073https://doaj.org/article/414238c343d7433480c3b1386875fb412021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/21/7244https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073Selecting an appropriate contractor is a crucial phase that clients normally conduct to execute projects. Extensive research has been conducted on the main contractor selection criteria such as financial stability and technical and management capability. However, few studies focusing on health and safety criteria are being used to assess contractors’ safety performance in the existing selection process. Hence, this paper aims to analyse the existing literature on health and safety criteria for contractor selection in construction. The articles were retrieved using developed search string from renowned databases such as Scopus, Ebscohost, Web of Science, Science Direct and Dimensions. This search resulted in a total of 38 papers which can be systematically reviewed. Six main themes were discovered to represent safety prequalification criteria for construction projects, namely, experience and work history, safety control system, safety policy and management, accident rates and records, safety promotion and environmental concerns. Under these six main themes, there are 25 safety prequalification criteria that have been substantially published in previous literature, and the most-cited criteria are examined. This study brings a significant contribution to construction industry professionals, especially clients, when selecting a capable contractor in construction projects. By identifying the safety prequalification criteria, clients can assess a contractor’s efforts in ensuring safe execution of a project before awarding the contract to them. Additionally, the findings of the present study could contribute towards developing a comprehensive framework on contractor selection criteria that incorporates safety leading and lagging indicators.Nadeera Abdul RazakObuks EjohwomuPeter FennKamil OkedaraBabatunde DosumuFirdaus Muhammad-SukkiMDPI AGarticleprequalificationcontractor selectionconstructionhealth and safetylagging and leading indicatorsTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7244, p 7244 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	prequalification contractor selection construction health and safety lagging and leading indicators Technology T
spellingShingle	prequalification contractor selection construction health and safety lagging and leading indicators Technology T Nadeera Abdul Razak Obuks Ejohwomu Peter Fenn Kamil Okedara Babatunde Dosumu Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review
description	Selecting an appropriate contractor is a crucial phase that clients normally conduct to execute projects. Extensive research has been conducted on the main contractor selection criteria such as financial stability and technical and management capability. However, few studies focusing on health and safety criteria are being used to assess contractors’ safety performance in the existing selection process. Hence, this paper aims to analyse the existing literature on health and safety criteria for contractor selection in construction. The articles were retrieved using developed search string from renowned databases such as Scopus, Ebscohost, Web of Science, Science Direct and Dimensions. This search resulted in a total of 38 papers which can be systematically reviewed. Six main themes were discovered to represent safety prequalification criteria for construction projects, namely, experience and work history, safety control system, safety policy and management, accident rates and records, safety promotion and environmental concerns. Under these six main themes, there are 25 safety prequalification criteria that have been substantially published in previous literature, and the most-cited criteria are examined. This study brings a significant contribution to construction industry professionals, especially clients, when selecting a capable contractor in construction projects. By identifying the safety prequalification criteria, clients can assess a contractor’s efforts in ensuring safe execution of a project before awarding the contract to them. Additionally, the findings of the present study could contribute towards developing a comprehensive framework on contractor selection criteria that incorporates safety leading and lagging indicators.
format	article
author	Nadeera Abdul Razak Obuks Ejohwomu Peter Fenn Kamil Okedara Babatunde Dosumu Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki
author_facet	Nadeera Abdul Razak Obuks Ejohwomu Peter Fenn Kamil Okedara Babatunde Dosumu Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki
author_sort	Nadeera Abdul Razak
title	Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review
title_short	Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review
title_full	Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr	Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed	Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review
title_sort	identification of health and safety prequalification criteria for contractor selection in construction projects: a systematic review
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/414238c343d7433480c3b1386875fb41
work_keys_str_mv	AT nadeeraabdulrazak identificationofhealthandsafetyprequalificationcriteriaforcontractorselectioninconstructionprojectsasystematicreview AT obuksejohwomu identificationofhealthandsafetyprequalificationcriteriaforcontractorselectioninconstructionprojectsasystematicreview AT peterfenn identificationofhealthandsafetyprequalificationcriteriaforcontractorselectioninconstructionprojectsasystematicreview AT kamilokedara identificationofhealthandsafetyprequalificationcriteriaforcontractorselectioninconstructionprojectsasystematicreview AT babatundedosumu identificationofhealthandsafetyprequalificationcriteriaforcontractorselectioninconstructionprojectsasystematicreview AT firdausmuhammadsukki identificationofhealthandsafetyprequalificationcriteriaforcontractorselectioninconstructionprojectsasystematicreview
_version_	1718432408350490624

Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review

Ejemplares similares