Safety in the sustainable construction is a game with uncertain reality, with human’s life. Managers in power, involved in the construction project life cycle, create rules for the game and are the main players. The project’s success can be perceived differently by stakeholders. A company’s competitiveness, successful implementation of the projects and effective safety management depends on the strategic allocation of its human resources in order to select a proper project team in alignment with employee capabilities. This requires detailed factors reflecting their role (in line with their interests and attitudes) and knowing which of them has a decisive influence on the successful implementation of the project. The real data describing key factors in this concept can be provided as uncertain conditions. This work presents a novel integrated modified fuzzy group decision-making approach to select and rank the most influential persons ensuring the sustainable prevention of accidents at work in the small and medium-sized construction enterprises. This model includes the Delphi method and fuzzy extensions of Eckenrode’s criteria rating method. The proposed model could be expanded in order to select the most suitable individuals for sustainable management of safety and, moreover, for the effective implementation of safety and health measures.

Research on Economic Losses (consequences) due to Failure to Ensure Occupational Safety and Health Requirements in the Construction Sector was conducted by the order of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour (contract No. 2594-AP). The conducted scientific analysis shows the state of occupational safety and health at work in the construction sector, estimates economic consequences for accidents at work, indicates the economic benefits of investment for occupational safety and health and presents the results of research, findings and recommendations. This would allow to reduce occupational diseases and the number of accidents at work and herewith to avoid economic consequences for state and construction enterprises. Santrauka Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos užsakymu (sutartis Nr. 2594-AP) atliktas tyrimas Ekonominiai nuostoliai (pasekmės) del darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos reikalavimų neužtikrinimo statybos sektoriuje 2002–2007 m. Šiame moksliniame tyrime, atlikus darbuotojų saugos ir sveikatos būklės analizę statyboje ir išnagrinėjus nelaimingų atsitikimų darbe ekonomines pasekmes, investavimo į darbuotojų saugą ir sveikatą ekonominę naudą, pateikti tyrimo rezultatai, išvados ir rekomendacijos. Tai padės sumažinti profesinių ligų ir nelaimingų atsitikimu darbe skaičių ir bus išvengta ekonominių nuostolių tiek valstybei, tiek statybos įmonėms.