事故预防在建筑项目中的经济效益分析.docVIP

毕 业 设 计（论 文）外 文 参 考 资 料 及 译 文 译文题目： Cost-benefit Analysis For Accident in Construction Project 学生姓名： 学 号： 专 业： 所在学院： 指导教师： 职 称： 2014年 01 月 07 日 原文： Cost-Benefit Analysis for Accident in Construction Projects Elias Ikpe, Ph.D., M.ASCE; Felix Hammon, Ph.D.; and David Oloke, Ph.D. 1.Abstract Construction is the most dangerous land-based work sector in Euro pe and the United States The cost of accident s has received much attent ion in the recent past, and online interact ive tools wer e developed to as sess the cost of accidents to organizations. Online tools and other sources of information on costs of accidents in the construction industry were a useful development but failed to support the decision-making process in regard to construction health and safety measures. A cost-benefit analysis (CBA) methodology is presented that would enable contractors to assess the true cost of accidents prevention .The research investigated the cost and benefit of accident prevention, with a view to drawing attention to the economic consequences of effective/ineffective management of health and safety by contractors . A quantitative research methodology was employed in investigating these costs and benefits with in the UK construction industry. The results demonstrate that for every ￡1 spent on accident prevention, contractors gained ￡3 as benefits.The results also show that small contractors spend relatively higher proportions of their turnover on accident prevention than medium and large-sized contractors and that sm all- and medium-sized contractors gain relatively higher proportions of their turnover, in total, as benefits of accident prevention than large contractors. It is concluded that the CBA method can provide a guide to contractor’s decision making in regard to accident prevention. When acted upon, t