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- Title
Risk perception during construction works execution.
- Authors
Šotić, Aleksandar; Mitrović, Vladan; Rajić, Radenko
- Abstract
Risk is a universal concept, presenting deviation from the proclaimed (or in other way defined) goal. Risk communication is very important in ensuring safe workplaces. Speaking about risk, we can't not to talk about 'stakeholders' also, because perception or feeling of risk is, in some cases, completely different by people in different positions or functions. The paper aims to present research (with appropriate questionnaire for opinion eliciting) what people on the construction sites feel about risk of injury or health endangering, without prejudice to what is prescribed by law and regulations, but simply what they really feel like a risk. The paper will explore important characteristics of the construction works for the occurrence of injuries and damage to health, risk as a feeling and empirical system of risk from experience, develop and conduct a survey with elementary questions and implement a comparison with a documented risk assessment for the selected site. Finally, the paper will present the results of comparing risk as feelings and risk from documented assessment, conclusions and recommendations, with the aim of improving occupational health and safety during construction works.
- Subjects
RISK perception; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; INDUSTRIAL safety
- Publication
Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management, 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3, p44
- ISSN
2325-4688
- Publication type
Article