The purpose of this study was to test whether the construction workers have the tendency of
engaging in risk compensation behaviours, and identify the demographic variables, which …

Risk-compensation behavior refers to the riskier behavior resulting from the perception that
the environment has become safer. This study aims to investigate the role of demographics …

Background In comparison with other industries, the construction industry still has a higher
rate of fatal injuries, and thus, there is a need to apply new and innovative approaches for …

The construction industry is responsible for more that 35% of the total number of industrial
accidents in Singapore, but adds about 5% to the GDP. There is therefore a need to reduce …

One of many hazardous workplaces includes the construction sites as they involve several
dangerous tasks. Many studies have revealed that material handling equipment is a major …

Safety incentive programmes or awards have become a standard practice for most
construction companies as an effort to improve their safety performance on worksites …

This work discusses empirical research aimed at why construction workers engage in
unsafe behavior. Interviews were conducted in Hong Kong with workers who had been …

Human behaviour is a major contributor of construction accidents revealed by many
occupational safeties literatures. The presence of good safety behaviour does reflect good …

The construction industry has been recognised as one of the hazardous industries. Although
there is an improvement of the safety performance and increase in safety awareness in this …

Abstract Pines, A., Halfon, ST and Prior, R., 1987. Occupational accidents in the construction
industry of Israel. Journal of Occupational Accidents, 9: 225–243. The long-term trends and …