1 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES the strategy for construction safety and health in china towards year 2020 chunming shang,dongpingfang,xin zhang and dominic mak construction safety:plateaus of successand mountains of opportunity jimmie hinze safety-an overwhelming moral responsibility&a key strategicbusiness issue derek v.smyth occupational health:slow accidente need solutions fast alistair g.gibb synergy for success effective construction safety and health management kevin s.berg construction safety&health in the framework of civil engineering risk assessment m.h.faber and dongping fang 2 LAW,STRATEGYAND PLANNING subontractor barriers to effective with ohs compliance in the australian construction indstry managing safety and quality on construction sites through validation arie gottfried,giuseppe m.di giuda and paolo piantanida safety costs—legislation and practice arie gottfried,giusepe m.di giuda and giuxeppe rusconi a research framework for investigating construction safety against fall of person accidents in residential building repairand maintenance works albert p.c. chan,francis k.w.wong,daniel w.m.chan,michael c.h.yan,albert w.k.kwok edward c.y.yiy edwin h.w.chan edmond w.m.lam and esther cheung health and safety management practices of small and medium-sized construction businesses nongiba a.kheni alistair g.gibb and andrew dainty what should be extra concerned with evacuation behavior for a/c/e:a case study on arena in taiwan you j.juh tserng h.ping and hsiung k.hua managing a shared responsibility-from strict enforcement to partnership dominic mak 3 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES 4 CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE 5 EDUCATION,TRAINING AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING 6 RISK ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING 7 INVESTMENTS AND BENEFITS 8 MEASUREMENT AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 9 APPLICATION OF IT AND AUTOMATION 10 ROLES OF STAKEHOLDERS 11 ISSUES IN DEVELOPING COUNIRIES 12 BEHAVIOR-BASED SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY 13 ENVIRONMENTIMPACT ASSESSMENT AND NOISE CONTROL 14 WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS/QUALITY OF LIFE 15 FUTURE DEVEL OPMENT TRENDS AUTHOR INDEX