Relationships among safety climate, safety behavior, and safety outcomes for ethnic minority construction workers

S Lyu, CKH Hon, APC Chan, FKW Wong… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
In many countries, it is common practice to attract and employ ethnic minority (EM) or
migrant workers in the construction industry. This primarily occurs in order to alleviate the …

Modeling the spread of COVID-19 on construction workers: An agent-based approach

F Araya - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
As the spread of COVID-19 has continued since December 2019, stay at home orders
around the globe have changed how we live our lives, mostly from physical to virtual …

Using network theory to explore the complexity of subway construction accident network (SCAN) for promoting safety management

Z Zhou, J Irizarry, Q Li - Safety Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Accident case analysis has been widely adopted to promote construction safety. Learning
from past accidents is effective to avoid similar dangerous situations or accidents. An …

A qualitative investigation of Hispanic construction worker perspectives on factors impacting worksite safety and risk

C Roelofs, L Sprague-Martinez, M Brunette… - Environmental …, 2011 - Springer
Background Hispanic workers have higher rates of injury and death on construction
worksites than workers of other ethnicities. Language barriers and cultural differences have …

Training of low-literacy and low-English-proficiency Hispanic workers on construction fall fatality

KY Lin, W Lee, R Azari, GC Migliaccio - Journal of Management in …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The construction industry has made extensive efforts to improve the safety of its labor force
through various approaches, including training. However, many construction workers in the …

Latino worker perceptions of construction risks

NN Menzel, AP Gutierrez - American journal of industrial …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Construction is a hazardous occupation, with Latino (Hispanic) workers at a
greater risk for death than other ethnicities/races. Latinos accounted for over half of …

An analysis of construction productivity differences between Canada and the United States

H Nasir, H Ahmed, C Haas… - Construction Management …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Comparisons of industry sectors in advanced economies since the 1960s show that the
construction sector has lagged in productivity growth rates, especially in the United States …

Critical factors affecting the safety communication of ethnic minority construction workers

S Lyu, CKH Hon, APC Chan, X Jiang… - Journal of Construction …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Ethnic minority workers (EMWs) or migrant workers continue to be confronted with
communication problems, which can have serious effects on safety outcomes. This study …

Exploring safety management challenges for multi-national construction workforces: a UK case study

D Oswald, F Sherratt, SD Smith… - Construction …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Large construction projects frequently operate with multi-national workforces, utilizing
migrant workers to provide both skilled and unskilled labour. Multi-national workforces are …

Investigating ethnic minorities' perceptions of safety climate in the construction industry

APC Chan, FKW Wong, CKH Hon, S Lyu… - Journal of safety …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction An increasing number of ethnic minorities (EMs) have been employed in the
construction industry to alleviate severe labor shortages in many countries. Unfortunately …