TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Decisions made during the design stage of construction works can significantly reduce the risk of occurrence of occupational accidents, injuries and illnesses. Moreover, it has been established that design is one of the major contributors of accidents and injuries. Design for safety (DfS) studies within construction have highlighted factors affecting the implementation of DfS, among which are designer attitude; DfS knowledge/awareness and education; availability of DfS tools, including guidance; client’s influence and motivation; and legislation. The purpose of this study is to carry out an in-depth literature review of DfS studies within construction to explore the extent to which existing DfS research has looked at the above-listed DfS implementation factors.Design/methodology/approach A review of 164 journal articles related to DfS in construction (published from 1990 to 2017) within built environment, engineering and multidisciplinary safety journals was undertaken.Findings The findings indicate that around 60 per cent of the journal articles reviewed address designer knowledge/awareness and education issues, about 27 per cent looked at DfS implementation tools to assist designers to undertake DfS, about 23 per cent studied client influence/motivation, about 16 per cent studied designers’ attitudes towards DfS implementation and approximately 16 per cent looked at the role of legislation in DfS implementation. The literature points that client influence/motivation and legislation are very influential DfS implementation factors despite a limited number of studies in these areas.Originality/value Overall, the findings provide an indication of areas of DfS implementation, particularly client influence/motivation and legislation, where more research would be needed to promote DfS in construction to help mitigate the occurrence of accidents and injuries.
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
SN  - 1726-0531
DO  - 10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0088
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-09-2017-0088
AU  - Poghosyan Anush
AU  - Manu Patrick
AU  - Mahdjoubi Lamine
AU  - Gibb Alistair G. F.
AU  - Behm Michael
AU  - Mahamadu Abdul-Majeed
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Design for safety implementation factors: a literature review
T2  - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 783
EP  - 797
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -