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Ballesteros-Pérez, P, Skitmore, M, Pellicer, E and Zhang, X (2016) Scoring Rules and Competitive Behavior in Best-Value Construction Auctions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Chan, A P C, Javed, A A, Lyu, S, Hon, C K H and Wong, F K W (2016) Strategies for Improving Safety and Health of Ethnic Minority Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Construction safety and health; Safety management strategies; Ethnic minorities; Hong Kong; Labor and personnel issues;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001148
- Abstract:
The construction industries of developed countries are faced with an aging workforce and a shortage of recruits. It is common for migrant workers/ethnic minorities (EMs) who are already part of the society to join the construction industry. With increasing involvement of EMs in the construction industry, effective strategies for improving their safety and health are urgently needed. The existing body of knowledge is mainly derived from research conducted in English-speaking countries with Western cultures. Research on safety of migrant/EM construction workers in multidialect Asian countries with Eastern cultures has been lacking. This study aimed to identify various strategies for improving the safety and health of EM construction workers from the Asian perspective. Twenty-two face-to-face semistructured interviews were performed with safety professionals in Hong Kong followed by two rounds of Delphi survey with 18 safety experts to verify the interview findings and rank the relative importance of the strategies. The study unveiled 14 strategies for improving the safety performance of EM workers. The three most important ones identified were (1) to provide safety training in EM native languages, (2) that government and industry associations should play an active role in promoting health and safety awareness of EM workers, and (3) to encourage EM workers to learn the local language. This study contributes to filling the research gap by evaluating the strategies for improving safety of migrant/EM construction workers in Asian countries with Eastern cultures in which English is not the first language. Research findings would assist occupational health and safety experts and relevant stakeholders in designing strategies for improving the safety and health of EM workers, which will ultimately improve overall safety performance of the construction industry.
Chen, Y, Dib, H, Cox, R F, Shaurette, M and Vorvoreanu, M (2016) Structural Equation Model of Building Information Modeling Maturity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
De Jorge Moreno, J, De Jorge Huertas, V and Rojas Carrasco, O (2016) Assessment of the Efficiency of the Spanish Construction Industry Using Parametric Methods: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Dursun, O and Stoy, C (2016) Conceptual Estimation of Construction Costs Using the Multistep Ahead Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Fang, D, Zhao, C and Zhang, M (2016) A Cognitive Model of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behaviors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Goodrum, P M, Miller, J, Sweany, J and Alruwaythi, O (2016) Influence of the Format of Engineering Information and Spatial Cognition on Craft-Worker Performance. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Govan, P and Damnjanovic, I (2016) The Resource-Based View on Project Risk Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Hanna, A S (2016) Benchmark Performance Metrics for Integrated Project Delivery. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Hosseini, S M A, de la Fuente, A and Pons, O (2016) Multicriteria Decision-Making Method for Sustainable Site Location of Post-Disaster Temporary Housing in Urban Areas. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Nguyen, L D, Tran, D Q and Chandrawinata, M P (2016) Predicting Safety Risk of Working at Heights Using Bayesian Networks. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Ramsey, D, El Asmar, M and Gibson, G E (2016) Quantitative Performance Assessment of Single-Step versus Two-Step Design-Build Procurement. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Shealy, T, Klotz, L, Weber, E U, Johnson, E J and Bell, R G (2016) Using Framing Effects to Inform More Sustainable Infrastructure Design Decisions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Signor, R, Love, P E D and Olatunji, O (2016) Determining Overpricing in Brazilian Infrastructure Projects: A Forensic Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).
Wang, C, Zhang, S, Du, C, Pan, F and Xue, L (2016) A Real-Time Online Structure-Safety Analysis Approach Consistent with Dynamic Construction Schedule of Underground Caverns. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142(09).