Occupational accidents may incur considerable financial losses for companies. The purpose
of this study was to investigate the financial losses incurred by building contractors in …

Workplace accidents would incur various losses to the injured workers and their families,
employers and society. This study aims to investigate the magnitude of workplace accident …

Improving safety performance and reducing accidents are important aspects to the success
of construction projects. However, many construction companies do not address safety …

In Hong Kong, the construction industry, especially for building projects, has a very poor
safety record (Lee, 1991). The number of construction accidents is consistently at a very high …

The aim of this study is to examine three hypotheses based on the review of literature
concerning occupational accidents in the construction industry. The data concern 102 …

Safety is one of the primary concerns of the US construction industry. The accident rate in
construction is reported as the highest in comparison to other industries. There were 1,224 …

The construction industry is infamous for its dismal safety records. In Hong Kong, the ratio of
fatal accidents per thousand workers increases with the gross value of work performed per …

The construction industry contributes significantly to national economic growth and offers
substantial opportunities for job creation; however the industry has continually been plagued …

In 1979, the Business Roundtable (BR) commissioned a study to determine the true costs of
accidents and injuries in the construction industry. At that time, the BR concluded that …

Most contractors' financial losses associated with accidents, but not all, are also social costs.
Some social costs are not incurred by contractors, but by society. Social costs of construction …