Safety oriented time scheduling on the construction site

Italian standards have for several years, for different reasons, called for the development of project management in various stages of the construction process. Moreover, the new Italian standard concerning Public Works as well as Safety & Health on construction sites now requires the use of project management techniques even for small construction works (approximately 80,000.00 Euro). However, it is proving hard to find the proper interpretation and position for this planning and management branch of the process, also due to the required standard that is still fragmented and, at times, even cryptic. This new approach in site management drove the need to implement new tools to help Italian managers and safety professionals, who were used to deal with the building process in a practical, but not organized way. The paper briefly recounts a study conducted with the aim of structuring the project planning methods and tools needed during the different stages of the construction process, also to allow regulatory compliance.