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Al-Bayati, A J and Panzer, L (2019) Reducing Damage to Underground Utilities: Lessons Learned from Damage Data and Excavators in North Carolina. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Andrić, J M, Wang, J, Zou, P X W, Zhang, J and Zhong, R (2019) Fuzzy Logic–Based Method for Risk Assessment of Belt and Road Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Cha, G, Park, S and Oh, T (2019) A Terrestrial LiDAR-Based Detection of Shape Deformation for Maintenance of Bridge Structures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Chang, T, Deng, X, Hwang, B and Zhao, X (2019) Improving Quantitative Assessment of Political Risk in International Construction Projects: The Case of Chinese Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Han, Y, Yin, Z, Liu, J, Jin, R, Gidado, K, Painting, N, Yang, Y and Yan, L (2019) Defining and Testing a Safety Cognition Framework Incorporating Safety Hazard Perception. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Safety cognition; Safety hazards; Safety perception; Construction safety; Safety climate;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001718
  • Abstract:
    There has been insufficient research focusing on checking the reliability of construction employees’ hazard perceptions by comparing them with empirical safety data. There have also been limited studies focusing on how site employees’ perceptions could be affected by multiple external and internal factors such as workers’ experience levels. This study firstly developed a theoretical safety cognition framework addressing site employees’ perceptions toward hazards. Empirical data from construction safety reports in China were collected to quantify and define eight common safety hazard or accident scenarios. Following the empirical data analysis, these eight hazards were ranked in terms of their occurrence, severity, and controllability. Based on the results of questionnaires received in China’s construction industry, site employees’ perceptions toward these eight hazards were analyzed, ranked, and compared with the empirical ranking. Major findings included but were not limited to: (1) hazards with higher occurrences tended to be perceived with less deviation; (2) more experienced employees were more likely to apply prior scenarios and safety knowledge to perceiving given hazards and to have more reliable perceptions; and (3) prior scenarios might also create biased perceptions in the case of electrocution. The current study contributed to the knowledge in safety climate by proposing and testing the framework incorporating safety perceptions. Further research could be performed to explore more subgroup factors’ effects on workers’ perceptions, as well as how to design an effective safety training program to correct their biased perceptions.

Innella, F, Arashpour, M and Bai, Y (2019) Lean Methodologies and Techniques for Modular Construction: Chronological and Critical Review. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Jebelli, H, Choi, B and Lee, S (2019) Application of Wearable Biosensors to Construction Sites. I: Assessing Workers’ Stress. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Jebelli, H, Choi, B and Lee, S (2019) Application of Wearable Biosensors to Construction Sites. II: Assessing Workers’ Physical Demand. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Li, X, Li, H, Cao, D, Tang, Y, Luo, X and Wang, G (2019) Modeling Dynamics of Project-Based Collaborative Networks for BIM Implementation in the Construction Industry: Empirical Study in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Luo, S, Liu, Z, Yang, X, Lu, Q and Yin, J (2019) Construction Technology of Warm and Hot Mix Epoxy Asphalt Paving for Long-Span Steel Bridge. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Olivieri, H, Seppänen, O, Alves, T d C L, Scala, N M, Schiavone, V, Liu, M and Granja, A D (2019) Survey Comparing Critical Path Method, Last Planner System, and Location-Based Techniques. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Voordijk, J T (2019) Technological Mediation in Construction: Postphenomenological Inquiry into Digital Technologies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).

Yeganeh, A A, Azizi, M and Falsafi, R (2019) Root Causes of Design-Construction Interface Problems in Iranian Design-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(12).