Mental ill-health risk factors in the construction industry: Systematic review

APC Chan, JM Nwaogu, JA Naslund - Journal of construction …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Mental ill health is a significant cause of suicide and disability worldwide. It has particularly
affected the construction industry. The construction labor sectors in Australia and the United …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on workplace health and safety of ageing construction workers

U Ranasinghe, LM Tang, C Harris, W Li, J Montayre… - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing demand for construction work and declining rates of young workers
entering construction, the ageing workforce has become an important concern within the …

A strategic roadmap to overcome blockchain technology barriers for sustainable construction: A deep learning-based dual-stage SEM-ANN approach

AK Singh, VRP Kumar, M Shoaib, TS Adebayo… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
The adoption of blockchain technology in the sustainable construction industry in India is
slow. Existing literature in this area has primarily focused on the potential applications of …

The relationship between psychosocial hazards and mental health in the construction industry: A meta-analysis

C Sun, CKH Hon, KA Way, NL Jimmieson, B Xia - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
The mental health of the construction workforce is an important health and safety concern for
the construction industry. Individual studies show that work-related psychosocial hazards …

The role of psychological capital and work engagement in enhancing construction workers' safety behavior

MS Saleem, ASN Isha, YM Yusop, MI Awan… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Construction is one of the unsafe industrial sectors, causing a considerable
amount of harm to its workforce and organizations globally. Only a handful of research …

Work stress is a threat to gender diversity in the construction industry

RY Sunindijo, I Kamardeen - Journal of construction engineering …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The construction industry is missing out on numerous performance gains derived from
gender diversity. Its reputation for excessive work stress, resulting in poor psychological …

Assessing critical risk factors (CRFs) to sustainable housing: The perspective of a sub-Saharan African country

MA Adabre, APC Chan, DJ Edwards… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ensuring safe, affordable and energy efficient housing facilities to members of the general
public by 2030 are prominent objectives delineated within the United Nation's (UN) …

Occupational challenges of women in construction industry: Development of overcoming strategies using Delphi technique

A Pamidimukkala, S Kermanshachi - Journal of Legal Affairs and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The management structure, culture, and environment of the construction industry present
challenges to women and have resulted in their being underrepresented in a male …

A wearable system based on flexible sensors for unobtrusive respiratory monitoring in occupational settings

J Di Tocco, DL Presti, M Zaltieri, G D'Alesio… - IEEE Sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Workers experiencing high levels of stress may suffer from poor motivation, low level of
attention, and physical disorders which, in turn, may lead to work injuries. Respiratory …

Domains of psychosocial risk factors affecting young construction workers: a systematic review

S Frimpong, RY Sunindijo, CC Wang, EF Boadu - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite being a key provider of employment, construction work significantly contributes to
poor mental health among young construction workers worldwide. Although there are …