RT-45 was commissioned by CII to investigate Workers Compensation Insurance practices in the construction industry. Its research, published in 1998, had three objectives:To identify key elements of effective workers compensation management practices and their impacts on proj...
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2/7/2016 6:20:28 AM
RT-114 was charged with developing a breakthrough approach to compensate contractors based upon the overall business success of a venture. It is important to note that compensation was interpreted broadly to include reward, recognition, payment, future opportunities, expanded ...
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2/7/2016 6:10:59 AM
The engineering and construction industry is failing to recruit and retain young professionals, and the problem is expected to worsen unless action is taken. Much research has been performed in recruiting and maintaining the skilled workforce, yet recruiting and retaining lead...
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2/7/2016 6:13:57 AM
Knowledge Area DefinitionSafety is the identification and control of workplace hazards in order to eliminate fatalities, injuries and illness. Safety takes the form both of preventing events from occurring in the first place, and of protecting people from being exposed to or n...
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2/15/2016 10:23:03 PM
Labor productivity, craft training, and the declining number of entrants into construction crafts present critical challenges for the construction industry. This research report examines the effect of various labor utilization strategies for a multi-skilled workforce. The work...
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2/7/2016 6:11:53 AM
Knowledge Area DefinitionHuman resource management is a function in organizations designed to maximize employee performance in service of their employer s strategic objectives. HR is primarily concerned with how people are managed within organizations, focusing on policies and...
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2/15/2016 10:21:09 PM
The materials found within this topic provide both a primer on basic insurance coverages within the construction industry and an in-depth resource to learn about the details of risk management. Coming off a hard (or sellers) market cycle in the mid-1980 s, the CII Insurance Ta...
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2/7/2016 6:09:20 AM
Sunset Research Teams CII s first research team began in 1984. Click a team s name below to go to its listing in the CII Knowledge Base (KB). Some teams have multiple listings because they appear in more than one area of the KB. A few other teams do not have any products in th...
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Controlling DefinitionThe work a manager performs to assess and regulate work in progress and completed. Management controls are achieved through the following activities: Establishment of Performance Standards, Measurement of Performance, Evaluation of Performance, and Corr...
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2/5/2016 12:39:47 AM
Safety DefinitionMeasures the practices followed by the project team to eliminate any possibility of personal injury or property damage on the project.Topic Summaries
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2/15/2016 10:43:40 PM