Safety and accidents in the construction industry: A work design perspective
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Work & Stress
- Vol. 1 (2) , 167-174
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678378708258499
Abstract
This paper presents a synoptic view of construction safety from a behavioural science perspective. It considers the different influences that have a bearing upon the formation and maintenance of operatives' attitudes and motivations towards safety and risk-taking at work. It summarizes these influences in terms of a ‘Potential Accident Subject’ model. The implications of this model for the development of practical measures to improve construction safety are then discussed in terms of a series of work design principles which might better aid the reinforcement of safety as a primary goal throughout the industry.Keywords
This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- The nature and measurement of stressErgonomics, 1985
- Perception of risk - The public’s perception of risk and the question of irrationalityProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 1981
- Safety climate in industrial organizations: Theoretical and applied implications.Journal of Applied Psychology, 1980
- StressPublished by Springer Nature ,1978
- Social Benefit versus Technological RiskScience, 1969