The symbiotic nature of safety and quality in construction: Incidents and rework non-conformances

Safety and quality performance share a symbiotic relationship. Despite the extensive amount of research that has provided quantitative assessments of the financial impact of rework, there have been limited studies that have examined the relationship between safety performance (i.e. in terms of the number of incidents arising) and rework that occurs from the issue of non-conformances (NCRs). Using an exploratory case study approach, the statistical characteristics of incidents (n = 16,885) and NCRs (n = 2885) requiring rework experienced by a tier one Australian contractor over a 31 month period are analyzed and their relationship determined. A significant association between incidents and rework NCRs was revealed (p

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