irgarzon@ugr.es / This paper addresses the question of how construction workers perceive
occupational risks. It is a question that has not been addressed in scientific
research. Specifically, we answer the following research questions: what
is the perception of risk of construction workers?; what aspects of risk
significantly influence the formation of the overall perception of risk?; are
there sociodemographic variables that help to understand the perception of
risk of construction workers? and if this were the case, then what are these
variables and how do they influence them?. Ultimately, it examines the profile
of perceived risk, its relation to the delay of consequences and the influence
of socio-demographic variables.
Respondents filled out a questionnaire in the presence of the survey-taker. The
questionnaire was based on the psychometric paradigm, and was comprised
of: (a) nine questions, each exploring a perceived risk attribute or dimension
rated on a Likert 7-point scale, (b) a question on global risk perception, and (c) categorical questions about socio-demographic issues. The survey was
conducted in the city of Granada (Spain).
A profile of the construction workers’ perceived risk was obtained. Answers
to each attribute were above the neutral line (scores above four). The profile
shows the risk dimension with the highest score was the delayed consequences
of exposure to risk conditions, a dimension that can be related to ergonomics
and occupational hygiene. This is a new outcome since traditionally this
dimension was given a lower score in the worker’s perception. A simple
linear regression showed global risk may be explained in terms of the delayed
consequences dimension (R2=0.29). Finally, a variance analysis (ANOVA)
and several t-tests explored the relationship between this dimension and the
sample’s socio-demographic variables.
To conclude, the delay of consequences is the risk dimension workers
perceived as the most critical in their daily chores. In addition, this risk
dimension is decisive in creating a high global risk perception. Parenthood, a
higher worker category and training are the only socio-demographic variables
having an impact on this dimension of perceived risk. Hence, there is a direct
relationship between these two variables.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/556234 |
| Date | 03 June 2015 |
| Creators | Rodríguez Garzón, Ignacio, Delgado Padial, Antonio, Martinez Fiestas, Myriam, Lucas Ruiz, Valeriano, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Publisher | Universidad de Antioquia |
| Source Sets | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Source | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Repositorio Académico - UPC |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-62302015000100015&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
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