<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Several factors should be considered by the owner and general contractor in the process of contractors` and subcontractors` selection and evaluation. The paper reviews the recent models addressed to guide general contractors in subcontractors’ selection process and in evaluation of different contractors during the execution of the project. Moreover the paper suggests the impact of different contractors’ performance to the overall level of occupational health and safety culture at the sites. It deals with the factors influencing the safety performance of contractors during construction and analyses the methods for assessing the safety performance of construction contractors. The results of contractors’ safety performance evaluation could be a useful tool in motivating contractors to achieve better safety outcomes or could have effect on owners` or general contractors’ decision making about contractors suitability for future contracting works.</p></abstract>

Several factors should be considered by the owner and general contractor in the process of contractors` and subcontractors` selection and evaluation. The paper reviews the recent models addressed to guide general contractors in subcontractors’ selection process and in evaluation of different contractors during the execution of the project. Moreover the paper suggests the impact of different contractors’ performance to the overall level of occupational health and safety culture at the sites. It deals with the factors influencing the safety performance of contractors during construction and analyses the methods for assessing the safety performance of construction contractors. The results of contractors’ safety performance evaluation could be a useful tool in motivating contractors to achieve better safety outcomes or could have effect on owners` or general contractors’ decision making about contractors suitability for future contracting works.

Integration of Occupational Safety to Contractors` or Subcontractors` Performance Evaluation in Construction Projects

Technical University of Košice Civil Engineering Faculty, Institute of Construction Technology and Management

Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering

Several factors should be considered by the owner and general contractor in the process of contractors` and subcontractors` selection and evaluation. The paper...

Integration of Occupational Safety to Contractors` or Subcontractors` Performance Evaluation in Construction Projects

Published Online: May 21, 2013

Page range: 13 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sspjce-2013-0002

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