Irizarry, J and Abraham, D M (2006) Assessment of risk perception of ironworkers. Journal of Construction Research, 7(1), pp. 111-132. ISSN 1609-9451
Abstract
This study evaluated factors that could influence the risk perception of ironworkers. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to analyze data collected through a survey to ironworkers in the United States. Logistic regression was used to investigate the influence of different variables studied on the probability of workers perceiving an action as dangerous, thereby providing an indication of how workers perceive risk in the tasks that they perform. Variables that were found to be significant in the analysis were accident and injury experience, experience in steel erection and construction work, safety incentive programs, and type of tasks performed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | safety; steel construction; falls; OSHA; risk perception; ironworkers; surveys; logistic regression |
| Index terms: | construction work, statistics, logistic regression, falls, program, steel construction, United States, injury, risk perception, survey |
| Subjects: | mathematical modelling, data collection methods, statistical analysis, health conditions and diseases, software systems, health risk and incident analysis, operations management, environmental hazards, Geography, structural engineering |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Health and Safety, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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