Dr. Alan HS Chan, Risk-taking behaviors of Hong Kong Construction Workers – A Thematic Study,10:00-11:00am, July 18 (Wednesday), 2018, Room 529, Shunde Building 2018.07.10

Seminar 40:

TitleRisk-taking behaviors of Hong Kong Construction Workers – A Thematic Study

【Time】10:00-11:00am, July 18 (Wednesday), 2018

AbstractA qualitative approach was employed to explore the attitudes and experiences of construction workers toward risk-taking behaviors and to identify the underlying reasons that may explain why construction workers take or do not take risks at work. Forty face-to-face individual interviews with construction workers were conducted. NVivo software was utilized to analyze the qualitative data. The data were categorized using grounded theory techniques and a three-stage coding approach. The grounded theory model that was established shows that risk-taking behavior was affected by factors in three contexts, namely, personal, behavioral, and environmental contexts. The findings of this study provide useful recommendations to reduce the risk-taking behaviors of construction workers, which include meeting the expectations of construction workers and optimizing benefits, such as convenience, work effectiveness, physical comfort, safety training that emphasizes on the unfavorable consequences of risk-taking behaviors, close safety supervision, safety fines, safety incentives, and time-sufficient work schedule.


Seminar 41:

TitleDevelopment and Validation of Construction Workers Risk-Taking Behaviour Model (CWRM)

【Time】11:00-12:00am, July 18 (Wednesday), 2018

AbstractGiven the rarity of comprehensive studies on the relationship between risk-taking behaviour and construction accidents, this study aimed to build a construction workers risk-taking model (CWRM) to improve the present understanding of those factors that can influence the risk-taking behaviour of these workers as well as to formulate recommendations for improving their safety. By applying a quantitative approach in the study, 181 validated datasets were harvested from major construction projects in Hong Kong and a CWRM was successfully established. Specific organisational, individual and workplace sub-factors were confirmed to have significant roles in the formation of risk-taking behaviour. Confirmatory factor analysis with structural equation modelling was adopted to interpret the quantitative data collected from the questionnaires and to test the proposed CWRM. The findings of this study provide useful recommendations to reduce the risk-taking behaviors of construction workers, which include meeting the expectations of construction workers and optimizing benefits, such as convenience, work effectiveness, physical comfort, safety training that emphasizes on the unfavorable consequences of risk-taking behaviors, close safety supervision, safety fines, safety incentives, and time-sufficient work schedule.


SpeakerDr. Alan HS Chan


Host】Dr. Ruifeng Yu


【Venue】Room 529, Shunde Building


Short Bio Dr Alan H.S. Chan obtained his BSc, MPhil, and PhD from the University of Hong Kong. He has a wide range of research interests in human factors, work design, and occupational safety and health. Dr Chan has published more than 180 papers in SCI journals. He has been contributing to his profession and was elected as a Fellow of Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, International Ergonomics Association, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society. Dr Chan was the President of Institute of Industrial Engineers (HK) for 96/97 and twice the President of Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (03-05, 09-11). He is now an Associate Professor of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong. Dr Chan has been serving the Occupational Safety and Health Council since 2007 and was appointed by the Hong Kong Government to be the Chairman of the Council in 2017.

 

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