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Arshad, M F, Thaheem, M J, Nasir, A R and Malik, M S A (2019) Contractual Risks of Building Information Modeling: Toward a Standardized Legal Framework for Design-Bid-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Baek, M and Ashuri, B (2019) Analysis of the Variability of Submitted Unit Price Bids for Asphalt Line Items in Highway Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Chao, L and Liaw, S (2019) Fuzzy Logic Model for Determining Minimum Overheads-Cum-Markup Rate. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Deng, Y, Gan, V J L, Das, M, Cheng, J C P and Anumba, C (2019) Integrating 4D BIM and GIS for Construction Supply Chain Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Hacker, M E, Kaminsky, J and Faust, K M (2019) Legitimizing Involvement in Emergency Accommodations: Water and Wastewater Utility Perspectives. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Jin, R and Chen, Q (2019) Overview of Concrete Recycling Legislation and Practice in the United States. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Kereri, J O and Harper, C M (2019) Social Networks and Construction Teams: Literature Review. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Kim, J, Ham, Y, Chung, Y and Chi, S (2019) Systematic Camera Placement Framework for Operation-Level Visual Monitoring on Construction Jobsites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Li, H, Wang, M and Dong, X (2019) Resource Leveling in Projects with Stochastic Minimum Time Lags. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Li, Y, Li, G, Wang, T, Zhu, Y and Li, X (2019) Semicustomized Design Framework of Container Accommodation for Migrant Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Mitikie, B B and Lee, T S (2019) Experimental Investigation of Enzyme Stabilization and Its Effect on Clay Brick. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Nasirian, A, Arashpour, M, Abbasi, B and Akbarnezhad, A (2019) Optimal Work Assignment to Multiskilled Resources in Prefabricated Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Noorizadeh, A, Peltokorpi, A and Avkiran, N K (2019) Supplier Performance Evaluation in Construction Projects: Challenges and Possible Solutions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
O’Connor, J T and Mock, B D (2019) Construction, Commissioning, and Startup Execution: Problematic Activities on Capital Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Oswald, D, Wade, F, Sherratt, F and Smith, S D (2019) Communicating Health and Safety on a Multinational Construction Project: Challenges and Strategies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Communication; Ethnography; Multinational; Migrant workers; Safety;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001634
- Abstract:
The health and safety (H&S) of workers is a critical project management goal in construction. As globalization and migrant movement increases, construction projects are becoming more nationally diverse. Among multinational workforces, language barriers present an obvious but largely unresolved H&S communication challenge, with current strategies in use yet to be assessed. On a large construction project in the United Kingdom, H&S communication strategies were explored through an ethnographic approach. This paper contributes by revealing the impracticalities of using employees as interpreters in workgroups of six or more and the limitations of technologies in a dynamic construction site environment. It also highlights the unresolved challenge of translating safety videos in multiple languages. Challenges arose including translators refusing to translate because they were not receiving extra financial benefits or recognition in their workload. Translators were also given favorable treatment during disciplinary processes because they were crucial to the continued operation of the site team. This reveals the complexities involved in implementing effective H&S communication strategies on international and multinational projects, which have previously remained largely ignored.
Son, J, Khwaja, N and Milligan, D S (2019) Planning-Phase Estimation of Construction Time for a Large Portfolio of Highway Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Wu, L, Jia, G and Mackhaphonh, N (2019) Case Study on Improving the Effectiveness of Public Participation in Public Infrastructure Megaprojects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).
Xiong, B, Skitmore, M, Xia, P, Ballesteros-Pérez, P, Ye, K and Zhang, X (2019) Impact of Corporate Credit Scoring on Construction Contractors in China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).