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Do Designers and Builders Share a Similar Understanding of Occupational Safety and Health Risks?
A recognition grows that the root causes of occupational safety and health (OSH) incidents can be traced back to problems inherent in industry-level construction systems. Despite calls for the engagement of owners/clients, designers, and all contributors to construction projects in the OSH effort, high levels of technological, organizational, and cultural differentiation present a significant barrier to the integration of OSH into the currently fragmented construction systems. This paper reports an experimental study that investigates the extent to which different sociotechnical roles (i.e., designers and builders) share similar understanding of OSH risks. The experiment recruited 60 professional designers and builders with at least three years of practical experience in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The participants were required to sort 32 photographs that represent varying means and methods of contraction based on their understandings of OSH risk probability. Data analysis reveals quantifiable evidence to the discordance of designers and builders’ OSH risk likelihood perceptions. The findings contribute to identification of the underlying mechanisms by which occupants of disparate professional and functional roles form judgments of OSH risk and take actions based on these judgments.
Do Designers and Builders Share a Similar Understanding of Occupational Safety and Health Risks?
A recognition grows that the root causes of occupational safety and health (OSH) incidents can be traced back to problems inherent in industry-level construction systems. Despite calls for the engagement of owners/clients, designers, and all contributors to construction projects in the OSH effort, high levels of technological, organizational, and cultural differentiation present a significant barrier to the integration of OSH into the currently fragmented construction systems. This paper reports an experimental study that investigates the extent to which different sociotechnical roles (i.e., designers and builders) share similar understanding of OSH risks. The experiment recruited 60 professional designers and builders with at least three years of practical experience in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The participants were required to sort 32 photographs that represent varying means and methods of contraction based on their understandings of OSH risk probability. Data analysis reveals quantifiable evidence to the discordance of designers and builders’ OSH risk likelihood perceptions. The findings contribute to identification of the underlying mechanisms by which occupants of disparate professional and functional roles form judgments of OSH risk and take actions based on these judgments.
Do Designers and Builders Share a Similar Understanding of Occupational Safety and Health Risks?
Zhao, Dong (author) / McCoy, Andrew P. (author) / Kleiner, Brian M. (author)
Construction Research Congress 2016 ; 2016 ; San Juan, Puerto Rico
Construction Research Congress 2016 ; 2821-2830
2016-05-24
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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