Managing cultural diversity on Australian construction sites

这项研究将有助于改善澳大利亚建筑业令人沮丧的职业健康和安全记录（受伤人数比所有行业平均水平高出240%）。它还将有助于降低因职业伤害和疾病造成的相对较高的工作场所赔偿水平（比全行业平均水平高出70%）。由于建筑业雇佣了8%的劳动人口，创造了6%的国内生产总值，一个文化上更和谐、效率更高、生产力更高的建筑业将为更广泛的社会带来显著的经济和社会效益。最后，通过使建筑更安全的NESB移民谁是一个重要的劳动力来源，这项研究将有助于减少严重的技能短缺。

This research will help to improve the dismal occupational health and safety record of the Australian construction industry (240% more injuries than all-industry average). It will also help to reduce the relatively high levels of workplace compensation due to occupational injuries and diseases (70% higher than all-industry average). Since construction employs 8% of the working population and generates 6% of GDP, significant economic and social benefits will arise for wider society from a more culturally harmonious, efficient and productive construction industry. Finally, by making construction safer for NESB migrants who are a significant source of labour, this research will help to reduce severe skill shortages.