Lyu, Sainan (2019) Improving the safety communication of ethnic minority workers in the construction industry. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Abstract
This study aims to improve the safety communication of ethnic minority workers (EMWs) in the construction industry. A mixed methods research design was adopted. Semi-structured interviews, Delphi survey and questionnaire surveys were conducted to examine safety and health problems of EMWs, critical safety communication factors, safety communication networks of EM crews, and the effects of safety communication factors and networks on the safety performance of EMWs. The research findings would help industry practitioners to diagnose deficiencies in safety communication management with EMWs, develop effective communication network patterns for EMWs, and improve the safety performance of EMWs.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Hon, Carol; Skitmore, Martin and Chan, Albert |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Australia; ethnic minority; construction safety and health; construction workers; factor analysis; Hong Kong; migrant workers; safety communication; social network analysis; structural equation modelling |
| Index terms: | practitioner, migrant worker, questionnaire, ethnic minority, safety performance, communication network, interview, survey, social network analysis, structural equation modelling, factor analysis, construction safety and health, construction industry, construction worker, Delphi survey, mixed method, Hong Kong, Australia, research design |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, research design and methodology, industry analysis, statistical analysis, environmental health, occupational health and safety management, management, practitioner, demography, networking, Geography, research methods |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Geographical Context, Health and Safety, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, International Construction, Urban Studies, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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