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Afshar, A, Ziaraty, A K, Kaveh, A and Sharifi, F (2009) Nondominated Archiving Multicolony Ant Algorithm in Time–Cost Trade-Off Optimization. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 668–74.
Cha, H S, Kim, J and Han, J (2009) Identifying and Assessing Influence Factors on Improving Waste Management Performance for Building Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 647–56.
Cheng, G and Wilmot, C G (2009) Louisiana Highway Construction Cost Trend after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 594–600.
Hale, D R, Shrestha, P P, Gibson, G E and Migliaccio, G C (2009) Empirical Comparison of Design/Build and Design/Bid/Build Project Delivery Methods. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 579–87.
Kanit, R, Gunduz, M and Ozkan, O (2009) Investigating the Effectiveness of Certain Priority Rules on Resource Scheduling of Housing Estate Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 609–13.
Lin, P, Lee, W and Lee, M (2009) Exploring Problems and Undesired Effects in the Construction Development Process: The Case of a Small- to Medium-Sized Developer in Taiwan. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 560–9.
Ling, F Y and Gui, Y (2009) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats: Case Study of Consulting Firms in Shenzhen, China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 628–36.
Miller, L, Mannering, F and Abraham, D M (2009) Effectiveness of Speed Control Measures on Nighttime Construction and Maintenance Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 614–9.
Perkins, R A (2009) Sources of Changes in Design–Build Contracts for a Governmental Owner. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 588–93.
Wan, S K, Kumaraswamy, M M and Liu, D T (2009) Contributors to Construction Debris from Electrical and Mechanical Work in Hong Kong Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 637–46.
Watkins, M, Mukherjee, A, Onder, N and Mattila, K (2009) Using Agent-Based Modeling to Study Construction Labor Productivity as an Emergent Property of Individual and Crew Interactions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 657–67.
Yang, J and Yin, P (2009) Isolated Collapsed But-For Delay Analysis Methodology. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 570–8.
Zhu, Y, Ahmad, I and Wang, L (2009) Estimating Work Zone Road User Cost for Alternative Contracting Methods in Highway Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 601–8.
Zou, P X and Zhang, G (2009) Comparative Study on the Perception of Construction Safety Risks in China and Australia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(07), 620–7.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Risk management; Construction management; Safety; Labor relations; Compensation; China; Australia;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000019
- Abstract:
Safety is a major concern in the construction industry because fatalities and injuries from construction work bring great losses to individuals, organizations, and societies as a whole. This paper aims to understand how construction personnel perceive safety risks in China as compared with those in Australia. Postal questionnaire surveys were used to collect data on safety risk perceptions from the two nations. The safety risk factors were assessed using a risk significance index based on the likelihood of occurrences and the impacts on safety performance. The survey results revealed that in China the main perception of safety risks came from human-and/or procedure-related issues, with “low/no safety education” paramount, followed by “inadequate fire prevention and electrical prevention procedures,” etc. In contrast, the major safety risks perceived in Australia were related to the environment and physical site conditions with “contamination of land, water and air” ranked first, followed by “unforeseen excavation of soil,” etc. To minimize construction safety risks in China, this paper suggests that the government should develop collective legislation and safety protection procedures, and enforce safety education and training to all site participants. Risks related to environmental and site conditions were generally realized by the Australia construction industry, which were not highly acknowledged in China. This may also bring imminent attention in this regard to the Chinese government.