The goal is to explore a construction safety/health issue, find (or develop) a realistic solution(s), and share your new-found knowledge with the class. Note: You don’t have to come up with a solution(s) that has not been done before; however, when using other resources please make sure to provide appropriate citations and references accordingly. A formal report is also required. All reports are to be typed, double spaced, no less than 15 pages in length (including Title/Cover page, TOC, Main text, References, etc.) and have margins of at least 1 inch, character size 12 point, with no spelling or grammatical errors. All citations and references must use APA format.
Identify a construction safety issue (Source could be…)
Personal experience
News media report
Trade publication, or
Internet
Presentation and Report Elements (Format & Arrangement):
Cover page
Table of content
Executive summary (one page)
Introduction/Define the Problem
Background/injury statistics/rationale
What happened?
What regulations were broken?
What was the potential impact in business terms?
What was the potential impact in human terms?
Corrective measures
How would you correct the problem?
Actions taken to prevent the recurrence of the incident(s)
Describe your solution
How would you implement your solution?
What resources and material would you need?
What is the cost of the solution?
Estimated benefits
What is the estimated benefit to the company? Conduct a cost-benefit analysis.
Employee impact
Business savings
References (APA style)
Five to ten (or more if you wish) published construction safety related literature, i.e., scholarly papers and/or grey literatures (e.g., reports, conference proceedings, technical specifications and standards, technical and commercial documentation, as well as official documents not published commercially, e.g. government reports and documents).
Grading Criteria [Grad]:
Report
Content
Length 15 points Actual _______
Coherence and organization 15 points Actual _______
Subject thoroughly covered & context 50 points Actual _______
Grammar/spelling/clarity 10 points Actual _______
References 10 points Actual _______
100 points subtotal Actual_______
