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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Construction Management
  • Human Factors in Safety

Background:

  • Unrecognized safety hazards are a significant issue in the global construction industry.
  • A lack of understanding hinders effective interventions for poor hazard recognition.
  • Prior research suggests risk perception influences hazard recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically test if construction workers recognize higher-risk safety hazards more readily than lower-risk ones.
  • To investigate the relationship between the perceived safety risk of a hazard and its recognition by workers.
  • To provide data for improving hazard recognition training and safety strategies.

Main Methods:

  • A panel of construction safety experts rated the relative risk of 16 known safety hazards depicted in case images.
  • 287 construction workers from 57 US workplaces participated in a hazard recognition activity.
  • Workers examined construction case images and identified relevant safety hazards.

Main Results:

  • The study found that workers were more likely to recognize safety hazards associated with higher levels of safety risk.
  • Results support the proposition that the perceived risk of a hazard influences its recognition by construction workers.
  • A statistically significant correlation was observed between hazard risk level and worker recognition rates.

Conclusions:

  • The findings confirm that the perceived risk of a safety hazard is a key factor in its recognition by construction workers.
  • This research offers valuable insights for developing targeted interventions to enhance hazard recognition.
  • Improved hazard recognition methods can be developed by considering the risk-based approach.