Risk perception of construction equipment operators on construction sites of Turkey

Gürcanlı, Gürkan Emre; Baradan, Selim; Uzun, Mevlüt

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2014.12.004

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“…When unsafely operated, they could cause severe injuries to workers at the construction site. Thus, they provide a hazardous work environment for all workers involved in their operations but simultaneously provide efficiency and speed in construction projects [12]. The main heavy equipment workers are vehicle operators and flaggers, who are co-operators to help operators in the construction site by using gestures, signs, or flags [12].…”

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“…Thus, they provide a hazardous work environment for all workers involved in their operations but simultaneously provide efficiency and speed in construction projects [12]. The main heavy equipment workers are vehicle operators and flaggers, who are co-operators to help operators in the construction site by using gestures, signs, or flags [12]. The presence of flaggers on construction sites is important to help vehicle operators' work more efficiently, finish the job faster, and implement safety rules [12].…”

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“…A large number of activities that are carried out during the execution stage of construction projects are potentially hazardous to the safety and health of workers [3]. They might cause physical injuries, long-term illnesses [6], or death [12]. A study showed that the two main reasons for the high rate of accidents in the construction industry are: (1) the basic risk due to the environment and characteristics of construction projects and organizations; and (2) the extra cost burden of additional safety measure implementation in a competitive and growing market [3].…”

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Safety Performance in the Construction Industry of Saudi Arabia

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The construction industry is well known for being one of the most dangerous industries worldwide. It is labor intensive and requires much movement of materials and machinery within a confined area, leading to a high level of safety hazards. In Saudi Arabia, the construction industry is considered a major contributor to work accidents. The current poor record of safety measures within the construction industry is leading to a high rate of accidents. The private sector of the construction industry in Saudi Arabia seems to be the primary source of these accidents, specifically in small-to medium-sized projects. This study aims to investigate the safety performance of small-to medium-sized construction projects in the private sector of Saudi Arabia through observation. The research investigates a number of safety aspects under five groups: 1) general-construction site; 2) workers' personal protective equipment (PPE); 3) heights and fall protection; 4) machinery; and 5) excavation. The findings suggest that there is an urgent need for the improvement of safety performance in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia and a number of recommendations that can assist in the enhancement of safety in the industry are proposed.

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Safety Performance in the Construction Industry of Saudi Arabia

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“…El estudio de la percepción del riesgo se constituye en un desarrollo fundamental para la formulación y planeación de actividades que contribuyan a la prevención de los efectos adversos en la salud, conocer la percepción de los trabajadores sobre los riesgos a los que diariamente están sometidos, permite obtener un conocimiento más real y amplio para ser utilizado en la formulación de estrategias de intervención en salud y seguridad en el trabajo enfocadas al punto de vista de los trabajadores implicados en el proceso (14).…”

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Evaluación de la percepción del riesgo ocupacional en trabajadores de una empresa del sector de la construcción en Bogotá D.C.

González

2015

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ResumenObjetivo. Evaluar la percepción del riesgo en trabajadores de una empresa del sector de la construcción en la ciudad de Bogotá D.C. desde el paradigma psicométrico. Materiales y métodos. Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios, los cuales permitieron identificar las actividades que los trabajadores consideraban como más peligrosas, su magnitud de riesgo y los atributos que subyacen a la percepción. Resultados. Los hallazgos indican que los trabajadores pueden estar considerando con mayor frecuencia el atributo de inmediatez de las consecuencias para determinar la gravedad del daño, que al grado de temor o rechazo por aquellas actividades que se consideren como más dañinas para la salud y el bienestar, de igual forma se evidenció que se percibe una magnitud del riesgo alta preferiblemente en aquellas actividades novedosas para los trabajadores y se encontró que aunque la magnitud del riesgo es alta, perciben control sobre los riesgos y un conocimiento de los mismos que les permite enfrentarse a determinados peligros sin temor a causar daños en su salud.Palabras clave: Paradigma Psicométrico , percepción del riesgo, riesgo, trabajadores de la construcción. AbstractObjective. Assessing risk perception among employees of a company in the construction sector in Bogota DC from the psychometric paradigmMaterials and methods. Two questionnaires were applied, which helped identify the activities that workers considered as more dangerous, the magnitude of risk and the attributes that underlie perception.Results. The findings indicate that workers may be considering more often attributes of immediacy of consequences to determine the severity of the damage that the degree of fear or rejection by those activities which are considered as more harmful to health and wellness. In the same way became clear that a magnitude of high risk is perceived preferably in newfangled activities for workers and found that although the magnitude of the risk is high, perceived control over risks and knowledge of them that allows them to take risk without fear of causing damage to your health Keywords: psychometric paradigm, Risk perception, risk, constructions workers.Artículo original producto de la investigación Evaluación de la percepción del riesgo ocupacional en trabajadores de una empresa del sector de la construcción en Bogotá D.C.

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“…Training is an indispensable part of a successful scientific and technological management system. In the design of a technical training program for a specific position, we should pay more attention to the characteristics of the staff and the awareness of risk [16]. Safety training has a positive effect on construction workers' safe behavior [23].…”

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Analysis of Complexity of Unsafe Behavior in Construction Teams and a Multiagent Simulation

Zhu

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The processes in construction are more likely than others to breed unsafe behaviors, and the consequences of these actions can be serious. This paper first reviews the research status on unsafe behavior in construction teams. It then analyzes the complex mechanisms that lead to unsafe behavior and constructs a three-layer structural model based on agent-based modeling (ABM) technology. This modeling deals with complexity and elaborates on key points and potential research ideas in the study of unsafe behavior in construction teams. Using the ABM method, the effects of different incentive strategies on the safe behavior of construction teams under different management scenarios were studied. The results showed that when members have a fair perception of the situation, the effect of the excess performance reward distribution, according to the member's safety awareness level, is better than the average distribution effect. This is the case whether the member's safety behavior level is positively or negatively related to the member's safety awareness level. This study proves the feasibility, validity, and universality of the three-layer structural model. It also reaches certain management conclusions and ideas for further development. The purpose of this paper is to provide a reference for research on the containment and prevention of unsafe behavior in construction teams.

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Risk perception of construction equipment operators on construction sites of Turkey

Cited by 40 publications

References 14 publications

Safety Performance in the Construction Industry of Saudi Arabia

Safety Performance in the Construction Industry of Saudi Arabia

Evaluación de la percepción del riesgo ocupacional en trabajadores de una empresa del sector de la construcción en Bogotá D.C.

Analysis of Complexity of Unsafe Behavior in Construction Teams and a Multiagent Simulation

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