Valuing People in Construction

Introduction

Chapter 1: People in Construction: Who They Are, Why We Need Them, How to Treat Them

Fidelis Emuze, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa

Part 1 People at Work

Chapter 2: Developing Health and Safety Competence for People in Construction

David Oloke, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Chapter 3: Impact of the Ageing Workforce on the Construction Industry in Australia

Alpana Sivam, Sadasivam Karuppannan, and Nicholas Chileshe, School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Australia

Chapter 4: Health and Safety Implications of Skills Supply in Construction

Geraldine John Kikwasi, and Sarah Phoya, Ardhi University, Tanzania

Part 2 Gender at Work

Chapter 5: No More Softly, Softly: Women in the Construction Workforce

Linda Clarke, Elisabeth Michielsens, Sylvia Snijders, and Christine Wall, University of Westminster, United Kingdom

Chapter 6: Women in the Construction Industry: Still the Outsiders

Glenda Strachan, Griffith University, Australia

Erica French, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Chapter 7: Women in African Construction

Karen le Jeune, and Jane English, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Chapter 8: A New Approach to Studying Gender in Construction

Martin Loosemore, Louise Chappell, Abigail Powell, and Natalie Galea, University of New South Wales, Australia, Andrew Dainty, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Part 3 Conditions at Work

Chapter 9: The Degree of Health-and-Safety Risk Associated with Construction Project Features

Patrick Manu, University of the West of England, United Kingdom

Chapter 10: The Relationship between Occupational and Behavioural Health Risks

Helen Lingard, Michelle Turner, and Sara Charlesworth, RMIT University, Australia

Chapter 11: The work-life experiences of civil engineers

Valerie Francis, University of Melbourne, Australia

Chapter 12: Drivers of Construction Job Insecurity in South Africa

Clinton Aigbavboa, and Lerato Mathebula, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Part 4 Respect at Work

Chapter 13: From "Respect for People" to "Not Elsewhere Classified": Examining What Classifications Tell Us about How We Value Labour in Construction, Paul W Chan, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Steve McCabe, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom

Chapter 14: The Commodification of Worker Health, Safety and Well-being: CSR in Practice

Fred Sherratt, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom

Chapter 15: Showing Consideration for People in Construction

John Smallwood, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

Fidelis Emuze, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa