Exploratory Study to Identify Perceptions of Safety and Risk among Residential Latino Construction Workers as Distinct from Commercial and Heavy Civil Construction Workers
Exploratory Study to Identify Perceptions of Safety and Risk among Residential Latino Construction Workers as Distinct from Commercial and Heavy Civil Construction Workers
复制标题
探索性研究以确定住宅拉丁裔建筑工人与商业和重型土木建筑工人对安全和风险的看法
DOI:
--
复制
发表时间:
2014
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
D. Gilkey
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
C. Puerto;C. Clevenger;Kane Boremann;D. Gilkey
AbstractLatino workers in residential construction currently suffer disproportionately high rates of injuries and fatalities compared to Latino workers in commercial and heavy civil construction. The aim of this study is to investigate possible differences in safety culture and risk perception among Latino construction workers across residential, commercial, and heavy civil construction sectors. Analysis was conducted using 218 survey responses from Latino construction workers collected in the Denver metro and northern Colorado areas. Results suggest that Latino workers in commercial and heavy civil construction share more similar perceptions of safety culture and risk than those in residential construction. Specifically, Latino workers in residential construction were more likely to agree with the statements that (1) work productivity and quality have a higher priority than safety and (2) safety rules and safety procedures are difficult to understand and that dangers present on construction sites cannot ...
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
Lipscomb,HesterJ;Cameron,Wilfrid;Silverstein,Barbara
通讯作者:
Silverstein,Barbara