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Al Haj, R A and El-Sayegh, S M (2015) Time–Cost Optimization Model Considering Float-Consumption Impact. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Bijleveld, F R, Miller, S R and Dorée, A G (2015) Making Operational Strategies of Asphalt Teams Explicit to Reduce Process Variability. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Che Ibrahim, C K I, Costello, S B and Wilkinson, S (2015) A Fuzzy Approach to Developing Scales for Performance Levels of Alliance Team Integration Assessment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Fitch, G J, Odeh, I and William Ibbs, C (2015) Economic Sustainability of DBO Water Based on Wastewater Projects in the U.S.: Three Case Studies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Jablonowski, C J (2015) Quantitative Method to Model the Underreporting of Safety Incidents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Jafarzadeh, R, Ingham, J M, Walsh, K Q, Hassani, N and Ghodrati Amiri, G R (2015) Using Statistical Regression Analysis to Establish Construction Cost Models for Seismic Retrofit of Confined Masonry Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Lin, S (2015) An Analysis for Construction Engineering Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Rodríguez-Garzón, I, Lucas-Ruiz, V, Martínez-Fiestas, M and Delgado-Padial, A (2015) Association between Perceived Risk and Training in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Shahtaheri, M, Nasir, H and Haas, C T (2015) Setting Baseline Rates for On-Site Work Categories in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
Zhang, P, Lingard, H, Blismas, N, Wakefield, R and Kleiner, B (2015) Work-Health and Safety-Risk Perceptions of Construction-Industry Stakeholders Using Photograph-Based Q Methodology. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(05).
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000954
- Abstract:
Work health and safety (WHS) on construction sites can be influenced by decisions made upstream from the construction stage. The effectiveness of WHS risk management relies on decision makers’ ability to decide appropriate strategies to mitigate/control risks. However, it is unclear whether upstream decision makers share similar WHS risk perceptions with those who undertake the construction work. This study used Q methodology to explore WHS risk perceptions of architects, engineers, construction managers, and WHS professionals. Photographs depicting different technologies/methods were used to capture professionals’ WHS risk judgments. Data were analyzed to identify the within-group and between-group similarity/difference in professionals’ WHS risk perceptions. The data-analysis result indicates the coexistence of within-group difference and similarity, as well as between-group difference and similarity in WHS risk perceptions. The research contributes to the body of knowledge by showing that WHS risk is subjective in nature and that social, psychological, and technical factors interact to shape subjective risk judgments. The research finding challenges traditional risk-management thinking, which assumes risk is objective and easily quantifiable.