Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables

Abstract: Historically, the construction industry has presented high accident rates, and in order to get a deeper understanding and making right decisions, it is interesting to consider the risks from a worker’s point of view. This research addresses the perception of risks by construction...

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Autores principales:	Forcael,Eric, Risso,Leonidas, Álvarez,Patricio, Gómez,Nelly, Orozco,Francisco
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2018
Materias:	Risk perception building construction psychometric paradigm sociodemographic variables accident rate physical overexertion exposure to physical and chemical agents
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-915X2018000300436
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-915X20180003004362019-03-28Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variablesForcael,EricRisso,LeonidasÁlvarez,PatricioGómez,NellyOrozco,Francisco Risk perception building construction psychometric paradigm sociodemographic variables accident rate physical overexertion exposure to physical and chemical agents Abstract: Historically, the construction industry has presented high accident rates, and in order to get a deeper understanding and making right decisions, it is interesting to consider the risks from a worker’s point of view. This research addresses the perception of risks by construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering some sociodemographic variables. The study considered a sample consisted of a group of workers who belong to the Chilean construction industry, particularly from the building construction sector. Relevant risks associated with a high accident rate were identified through an extensive literature review. In addition, the relative risk related to physical overexertion and that related to the exposure to physical and chemical agents are considered. Based on a psychometric approach for the evaluation of qualitative attributes, a measurement instrument was applied; results were then statistically analyzed. Additionally, the incidence of sociodemographic variables was evaluated: age, profession, experience and educational level in relation to the perceived risk level. Statistically significant differences of the perceived risk associated to noise exposure, depending on the age of the workers were obtained. On the other hand, it was determined that workers with the most experience consider that those jobs that involve uncomfortable or forced postures constitute a relevant physical risk. Meanwhile, jobs such as: rebar workers, bricklayers and concrete workers, perceive the gravity and immediacy of the effect associated to risk significantly more in activities that involve repetitive movements.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEscuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileRevista de la construcción v.17 n.3 20182018-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-915X2018000300436en10.7764/rdlc.17.3.436
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spellingShingle	Risk perception building construction psychometric paradigm sociodemographic variables accident rate physical overexertion exposure to physical and chemical agents Forcael,Eric Risso,Leonidas Álvarez,Patricio Gómez,Nelly Orozco,Francisco Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables
description	Abstract: Historically, the construction industry has presented high accident rates, and in order to get a deeper understanding and making right decisions, it is interesting to consider the risks from a worker’s point of view. This research addresses the perception of risks by construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering some sociodemographic variables. The study considered a sample consisted of a group of workers who belong to the Chilean construction industry, particularly from the building construction sector. Relevant risks associated with a high accident rate were identified through an extensive literature review. In addition, the relative risk related to physical overexertion and that related to the exposure to physical and chemical agents are considered. Based on a psychometric approach for the evaluation of qualitative attributes, a measurement instrument was applied; results were then statistically analyzed. Additionally, the incidence of sociodemographic variables was evaluated: age, profession, experience and educational level in relation to the perceived risk level. Statistically significant differences of the perceived risk associated to noise exposure, depending on the age of the workers were obtained. On the other hand, it was determined that workers with the most experience consider that those jobs that involve uncomfortable or forced postures constitute a relevant physical risk. Meanwhile, jobs such as: rebar workers, bricklayers and concrete workers, perceive the gravity and immediacy of the effect associated to risk significantly more in activities that involve repetitive movements.
author	Forcael,Eric Risso,Leonidas Álvarez,Patricio Gómez,Nelly Orozco,Francisco
author_facet	Forcael,Eric Risso,Leonidas Álvarez,Patricio Gómez,Nelly Orozco,Francisco
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title	Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables
title_short	Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables
title_full	Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables
title_fullStr	Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables
title_sort	evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables
publisher	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
publishDate	2018
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-915X2018000300436
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Evaluation of the occupational hazard perception of building construction workers from a psychometric paradigm and considering sociodemographic variables

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