Developing Hazard Recognition Skill Among the Next-Generation of Construction Professionals

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• Personal Author:
  Albert A ; Han K ; Keelani I
• Description:
  Globally, a large number of safety hazards remain unrecognised in construction workplaces. These unrecognised safety hazards are also likely to remain unmanaged and can potentially cascade into unexpected safety incidents. Therefore, the development of hazards recognition skill - particularly among the next-generation of construction professionals - is vital for injury prevention and safe work-operations. To foster the development of such skill, the current investigation examined the effect of administering a hazard recognition intervention to students seeking to enter the construction workforce. First, prior to introducing the intervention, the pre-intervention hazard recognition skill of the participating students was measured. Next, the intervention that included a number of programme elements was introduced. The programme elements included (1) visual cues to promote systematic hazard recognition, (2) personalised hazard recognition performance feedback, (3) visual demonstration of common hazard recognition search weaknesses, and (4) diagnosis of hazard search weaknesses using metacognitive prompts. Finally, the post-intervention skill demonstrated by the student participants was measured and compared against their pre-intervention performance. The results suggest that the intervention was effective in improving the hazard recognition skill demonstrated by the next-generation of construction professionals. The observed effect was particularly prominent among those that demonstrated relatively lower levels of skill in the pre-intervention phase. The research also unveiled particular impediments to hazards recognition that the participants experienced. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Construction Safety Construction Industry Hazard Identification Hazard Recognition Injury Prevention Intervention Effectiveness Safety Management Worker Safety
• ISSN:
  0144-6193
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068351
• Citation:
  Constr Manage Econ 2020 Nov; 38(11):1024-1039
• Contact Point Address:
  Alex Albert, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
• Email:
  alex_albert@ncsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Construction Management and Economics
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e7c70cd44d4ca63452a60a84ff12b2541b17bfcbcb3eeff71204eec6e15a19769a4d5acb62c03c35d2b4f2391300bac0cc92cce76e17599a881a9e571bcd73f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230517/cdc_230517_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.02 MB ]