Article
Engineering, Industrial
Ruipeng Tong, Lulu Wang, Lanxin Cao, Boling Zhang, Xiaoyi Yang
Summary: This research comprehensively summarizes the psychosocial factors related to the safety performance of construction workers and analyzes the mechanism of these factors on safety performance. The findings provide reference for the theory and application of psychosocial factors in the field of construction safety management.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xiaoting Fan, Daibing Wang, Zeng Tong, Xiaojuan Wang
Summary: The proportion of middle-aged and aging workers in the construction industry is increasing, and the death rate of aging construction workers is higher than other age groups, posing higher risks to industry safety. This study aims to identify the main safety risk factors and their effects on aging construction workers. Through questionnaire design, 6 primary and 30 secondary indexes were selected from 100 to evaluate the influence of aging construction workers on safety risks. The classification of work contents for aging workers in different age groups provides a basis for reducing safety risks.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Frederick Owusu Danso, Emmanuel Adinyira, Patrick Manu, Kofi Agyekum, Divine Kwaku Ahadzie, Edward Badu
Summary: The study examines the influence of local cultures on the relationship between safety risk perception and risk-taking behavioural intention of site workers, identifying four local cultural factors that mediate this influence.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Siddharth Bhandari, Matthew R. Hallowell, Wael Alruqi, Rico Salas
Summary: This study found that personal risk tolerance is positively associated with work-related risk tolerance and risk-taking behavior. However, after controlling for demographic factors, the relationship between personal risk tolerance and risk-taking behavior is no longer significant. In addition, when studying safety behavior, the demographics and social interactions of the workers should be taken into consideration.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mehdi Mohajeri, Abdollah Ardeshir, Hassan Malekitabar, Steve Rowlinson
Summary: This study examined the relationship between individual internal factors and unsafe behaviors in construction sites using a model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior constructs. The findings indicated that internal factors were mediated by the TPB constructs, and safety attitude and safety habits were the main predictors of workers' behaviors.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Siu Shing Man, Ruifeng Yu, Tingru Zhang, Alan Hoi Shou Chan
Summary: This study empirically investigates the influence of optimism bias and safety climate on construction worker risk-taking behavior. The results show that optimism bias related to work risks positively influences risk-taking behavior, while safety climate and optimism bias related to hazard perception skills negatively affect risk-taking behavior.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Takeyasu Kakamu, Shota Endo, Tomoo Hidaka, Yusuke Masuishi, Hideaki Kasuga, Tetsuhito Fukushima
Summary: The study found that the heart rate with high-risk HRI in construction workers was significantly positively related to age, working area, maximum skin temperature, and heart rate immediately after warming up, while significantly negatively related to construction experience. The heart rate immediately after warming up may indicate morning fatigue due to reasons such as insufficient sleep and too much alcohol intake the night before.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Dan Chong, Lin Chen, Yi Peng, Anni Yu
Summary: The impact of noise emissions from the construction industry on occupational health is often underestimated or ignored. This study proposes a conceptual model based on the Health Promotion Model to understand the relationship between occupational noise exposure, individual factors, environmental factors, perceptual cognitive factors, and personal protection behavior. The findings reveal important factors and mediating effects that influence construction workers' perception and behavior towards construction noise.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Zhitian Zhang, Hongling Guo, Puzhe Gao, Yao Wang, Yihai Fang
Summary: This study aims to reveal the impact path and ability of owners' diverse management behavior on workers' safety behavior in the construction industry. Through a questionnaire survey and empirical analysis, it was found that objectives and assessments, as well as safety organization, have an indirect effect on workers' safety behavior through management practices, and workers' safety behavior also influences accident management.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Huihua Chen, Wenjing Gong, Hujun Li, Shiying Shi
Summary: This study examines the impact of co-workers' guanxi on construction workers' safety behavior and finds that guanxi can directly or indirectly influence safety behavior through group identification. These research findings enrich the understanding of the causal relationship between guanxi and safety behavior in the construction industry.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Baoquan Cheng, Yuhu Wei, Hujun Li, Jianling Huang, Huihua Chen
Summary: This study conducted a scientometric and critical review of 3280 articles related to construction workers' safety behavior (CWSB) in the Web of Science database. The findings reveal that CWSB research is primarily conducted in the USA, China, and Australia, with prominent institutions such as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University of Michigan. The study identifies key research topics, challenges, and potential avenues for future investigation in the CWSB field.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Thanh Tung Pham, Helen Lingard, Rita Peihua Zhang
Summary: This research investigated factors affecting transfer intention of occupational health and safety training among construction workers. The Theory of Planned Behaviour was used to explain transfer intention, and perceived behavioral control was found to be an antecedent for both groups of workers. Attitudes only predicted transfer intention among managerial/professional workers, while subjective norms only predicted transfer intention among non-managerial/manual construction workers.
Article
Ergonomics
Siu Shing Man, Saad Alabdulkarim, Alan Hoi Shou Chan, Tingru Zhang
Summary: The study proposed a PPE acceptance model for construction workers, and found that the technology acceptance model and theory of planned behavior are applicable to PPE acceptance among construction workers. Safety climate and risk perception significantly influence attitudes and intentions towards using PPE.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Samsiya Khaday, Kai-Way Li, Halimoh Dorloh
Summary: Occupational health and safety risks in construction industry have become a major concern, and the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional risk to the safety and health of construction workers. This study examines the factors influencing preventive behaviors among construction workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand by integrating the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) and the extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The results show that organizational support and knowledge about COVID-19 directly influence perceived vulnerability and perceived severity, which in turn influence perceived behavioral control. Perceived severity also directly influences attitude towards behavior, and both attitude towards behavior and perceived behavioral control directly influence intention to follow preventive measures. Intention to follow preventive measures has a direct influence on COVID-19 preventive behavior, with organizational support and knowledge about COVID-19 indirectly influencing preventive behavior. These findings can guide project managers/supervisors and authorities in improving construction industry safety and promoting preventive behaviors among construction workers during COVID-19 and future similar epidemics.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Dan Wang, Ruopeng Huang, Yuhan Qiao, Zitong Sheng, Kaijian Li, Liang Zhao
Summary: This study investigates the impact of perceived leader-member exchange differentiation (PLMXD) on construction workers' safety citizenship behavior (SCB). The findings reveal that PLMXD negatively affects workers' organizational identity and felt safety responsibility, leading to a decrease in proactive and prosocial safety behavior.
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Siu Shing Man, Ruifeng Yu, Tingru Zhang, Alan Hoi Shou Chan
Summary: This study empirically investigates the influence of optimism bias and safety climate on construction worker risk-taking behavior. The results show that optimism bias related to work risks positively influences risk-taking behavior, while safety climate and optimism bias related to hazard perception skills negatively affect risk-taking behavior.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Ergonomics
Siu Shing Man, Saad Alabdulkarim, Alan Hoi Shou Chan, Tingru Zhang
Summary: The study proposed a PPE acceptance model for construction workers, and found that the technology acceptance model and theory of planned behavior are applicable to PPE acceptance among construction workers. Safety climate and risk perception significantly influence attitudes and intentions towards using PPE.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Lu Peng, Siu Shing Man, Alan H. S. Chan, Jacky Y. K. Ng
Summary: This study investigates the personal, social, and regulatory factors associated with telecare acceptance for older adults in Hong Kong. The results suggest that older adults prefer using familiar products and those with very poor economic status are more likely to use telecare services. Additionally, family and friends support, self-satisfaction, and social relationships are critical factors that positively influence telecare usage among older adults.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Manny M. Y. Kwok, Shamay S. M. Ng, S. S. Man, Billy C. L. So
Summary: This study conducted a meta-analysis on the effects of Aquatic High Intensity Interval Training (AHIIT) on cardiometabolic and physical health markers in women. The results showed that AHIIT had a significant effect in improving peak oxygen uptake, reducing resting heart rate, and enhancing chair to stand ability.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2022)
Article
Ergonomics
Fangrong Chang, Helai Huang, Alan H. S. Chan, Siu Shing Man, Yaobang Gong, Hanchu Zhou
Summary: Time series models are important in analyzing road crash data, and the presence of long-memory properties may introduce biases in understanding these data. This study proposes an ARFIMA-GARCH model to capture and accommodate long-memory dependencies, and finds positive associations between gasoline price and alcohol consumption per capita with road fatality risks, while unemployment rate and rural/urban road mileage are negatively related to road fatality risks.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Wilson Ka Ho Lee, Siu Shing Man, Alan Hoi Shou Chan
Summary: This research explores the attitudes of hotel management personnel towards using cogeneration systems and identifies the reasons for their use and non-use. The findings show that hotel management personnel generally have a positive attitude, but there are also negative factors influencing their decision. These factors include utilitarian outcomes, environmental awareness, and trust.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Siu Shing Man, Margareta Nordin, Mei Chi Cheng, Sin Ming Fan, Shan Yee Lee, Wing Shu Wong, Billy Chun Lung So
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of using a passive exoskeleton on the biomechanics and kinematics of physiotherapists during a chair transfer task. The results showed that using the exoskeleton reduced muscle activity and exertion level, alleviating back loading without significantly changing trunk and hip movements.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kapo Wong, Siushing Man, Alan H. S. Chan
Summary: This study examined the impact of subjective wellbeing on work performance of male and female teachers during the pandemic, with a focus on workload, organisational support, and interaction with students. Results indicated that student interaction wellbeing positively influenced work performance for female teachers, and autonomy support amplified the positive effect of organisational wellbeing for both genders.
Article
Ergonomics
Billy Chun Lung So, Chunzhuo Hua, Tingting Chen, Qingwen Gao, Siu Shing Man
Summary: Using the PBSE significantly reduced the activities of the thoracic erector spinae and lumbar erector spinae muscles in repetitive lifting and carrying tasks. However, there was no significant effect on spine kinematics and physical capacity.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Stefanie Xiaoqiong Kang, Siu Shing Man, Alan Hoi Shou Chan
Summary: This study designed a dual task to explore the effects of workload and resource competition in different parts of the dual-task process. The findings showed that increasing tracking speed had negative effects on tracking performance but positively influenced the secondary discrete response task. Visual spatial signals had the shortest reaction time due to optimal time-sharing of visual resources, while spatial signals of auditory and tactile modalities did not lead to improved performance due to their cross-modality nature. These findings provide practical guidelines for designing dual tasks that involve visual monitoring and timely responses to spatial information.
APPLIED ERGONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Billy Chun Lung So, Stan Cheuk Ting Lau, Wan Yu Kwok, Daniel Hon Ting Tse, Siu Shing Man
Summary: Shoulder pain is common among elite swimmers due to stress on the shoulder during swimming. The supraspinatus muscle and tendon play important roles in shoulder stability and movement. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between supraspinatus tendon condition, shoulder pain, and strength among elite swimmers.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Siu Shing Man, Yingqian Guo, Alan Hoi Shou Chan, Huiping Zhuang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the acceptance of online mapping technology (OMT) among older adults and developed an OMT acceptance model specifically for this age group. The findings showed that facilitating condition, compatibility, and self-satisfaction positively influence the acceptance of OMT among older adults. These results are useful for enhancing the use of OMT and increasing travel frequency among older adults.
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Siu Shing Man, Wilson Ka Ho Lee, Alan Hoi Shou Chan, Steve Ngai Hung Tsang
Summary: This study provides a systematic evaluation of the economic and environmental benefits of cogeneration systems in buildings. The results show that cogeneration systems can significantly reduce energy consumption, operating costs, carbon dioxide emissions, and have positive impacts on other relevant parameters. Practical suggestions are provided for the successful installation and implementation of cogeneration systems in real-life situations.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Siu-Shing Man, Huiying Wen, Ligao Zhao, Billy Chun-Lung So
Summary: This study proposed and validated a theoretical intention model for explaining the COVID-19 vaccination intention of the public. The results confirmed the crucial role of trust, risk perception, and perceived benefit in shaping the public's vaccination intention. The theory of planned behavior was found to be applicable and accounted for a large portion of the variance in vaccination intention.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Siu Shing Man, Wilson Ka Ho Lee, Ka Po Wong, Alan Hoi Shou Chan
Summary: This study validated a model of cogeneration system acceptance among hotel management personnel using structural equation modelling and identified factors such as perceived usefulness, risk perception, and perceived benefits that influence attitude and intention. The findings provide policy implications for promoting the adoption of cogeneration systems in the hotel industry, contributing to energy savings and cost reductions.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Hao Sun, Haiqing Wang, Ming Yang, Genserik Reniers
Summary: To maintain continuous production, chemical plant operators may choose to ignore or handle faults online rather than shutting down process systems. However, the interaction and interdependence between components in a digitalized process system are significant, and faults can propagate to downstream nodes, potentially leading to risk accumulation and major accidents. This study proposes a dynamic risk assessment method that integrates the system-theoretic accident model and process approach (STAMP) with the cascading failure propagation model (CFPM) to model the risk accumulation process. The proposed method is applied to a Chevron refinery crude unit and demonstrates its effectiveness in quantifying the process of risk accumulation and providing real-time dynamic risk profiles for decision-making.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
M. Rempel
Summary: This article examines a major maritime disaster scenario and explores the evacuation process in such a situation. The study finds that there are various factors that affect the number of lives saved, including the uncertainty of individuals' medical condition, the arrival time of maritime and air assets, and the decision policies used. The authors formulate the multi-domain operation as a sequential decision problem using a modeling framework and provide decision support through a hypothetical case study.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
D. Scorgie, Z. Feng, D. Paes, F. Parisi, T. W. Yiu, R. Lovreglio
Summary: This study investigates the application and effectiveness of VR safety training solutions in various industries such as construction, fire, aviation, and mining. The findings suggest a need for more studies that adopt theories and measure long-term retention. Two meta-analyses demonstrate that VR safety training outperforms traditional training in terms of knowledge acquisition and retention.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Shital Thekdi, Terje Aven
Summary: This paper examines biases in risk studies and investigates how to identify and address them to ensure high-quality risk analysis. By considering biases related to systematic error, event inclusion, models, and cognitive factors, the paper explores their influence on risk characterization. The insights gained from this exploration can be valuable to risk analysts, policymakers, and other stakeholders involved in risk study applications.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Maryam Lari
Summary: Occupational health and safety (OHS) are crucial for employee well-being and productivity. This study examines the impact of OHS practices on employee productivity in a UAE Fire and Security company, finding that OHS interventions can enhance workplace ambiance and significantly boost employee productivity.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Elleke Ketelaars, Cyrille Gaudin, Simon Flandin, Germain Poizat
Summary: This systematic literature review examines the literature on resilience training (RT), specifically focusing on the effectiveness of RT interventions in preparing professionals to effectively respond to critical situations. The review identifies five types of RT and suggests the need for conceptual advancements, vocational education and training perspectives, and a cross-disciplinary approach in future research to enhance resilience in safety-related domains.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Meng Shi, Zhichao Zhang, Wenke Zhang, Yi Ma, Hanbo Li, Eric Wai Ming Lee
Summary: This study investigates pedestrian behaviours and evacuation processes in both fire and non-fire conditions using Minecraft. The results demonstrate the potential of Minecraft for realistically simulating evacuation processes, as the behaviours and flow patterns of pedestrians in virtual experiments fit well with real-life experiments. The study also shows that pedestrians exhibit fire avoidance behaviours and orderly queuing during a fire emergency, resulting in faster evacuation.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Andrea Bikfalvi, Esperanza Villar Hoz, Gerusa Gimenez Leal, Monica Gonzalez-Carrasco, Nuria Mancebo
Summary: This paper proposes a solution for integrating occupational safety and health (OSH) into education, combining theoretical foundations and empirical evidence. The findings include analysis of teachers as stakeholders, barriers and facilitators of OSH integration, and the development of an ICT tool for interaction and sharing in this field. The main contribution lies in envisioning, orchestrating, and validating a solution to integrate OSH into schools and ultimately contribute to sustainable development goals.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
David Rehak, Alena Splichalova, Martin Hromada, Neil Walker, Heidi Janeckova, Josef Ristvej
Summary: This article discusses the adoption of a new directive on the resilience of critical entities and emphasizes the importance of assessing their level of resilience in relation to current security threats. The authors have developed a tool, known as the CERFI Tool, which uses a probabilistic algorithm to predict the failure point of critical entity resilience based on the relationship between threat intensity and protection. The tool is important for increasing the safety of technically oriented infrastructures, particularly in the energy and transport sectors.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Leonardo Leoni, Ahmad Bahootoroody, Mohammad Mahdi Abaei, Alessandra Cantini, Farshad Bahootoroody, Filippo De Carlo
Summary: This paper presents a systematic bibliometric analysis (SBA) on the research of machine learning and deep learning in the field of safety. The main research areas, application fields, relevant authors and studies, and temporal evolution are investigated. It is found that rotating equipment, structural health monitoring, batteries, aeroengines, and turbines are popular fields, and there is an increase in popularity of deep learning and new approaches such as deep reinforcement learning.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Tom Becker, Peter Ayton
Summary: By analyzing global civil aviation data, we found that there is a significant increase in the number of accidents and safety critical incidents, as well as the fatalities, when the Pilot-in-Command acts as the Pilot Flying instead of the Pilot Monitoring. Most of these events occurred in technically airworthy aircraft without any emergencies, and the flight crew assessed them as preventable. These findings align with the crew assignment effect, suggesting that role-dependent status hierarchy and cognitive overload contribute to ineffective flight crew teamwork. The measures implemented to enhance flight crew teamwork, such as Crew Resource Management training, have not been successful in preventing these issues.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Ben Hutchinson, Sidney Dekker, Andrew Rae
Summary: This study found that health and safety audits often fail to identify critical deficiencies, with corrective actions mainly focusing on superficial fixes rather than addressing significant operational risks.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Sina Rasouli, Yaghoub Alipouri, Shahin Chamanzad
Summary: Construction projects are risky environments, but the development of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and comprehensive safety management can effectively control the number of accidents.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Laura Mills, Verity Truelove
Summary: This study investigated the use of police location communities (PLCs) for obtaining information about roadside drug testing (RDT) among drivers, and found that drivers who used PLCs were more concerned about being caught for drug driving, had a better understanding of the related penalties and procedures, and knew others who also used PLCs to avoid detection for drug driving. Furthermore, the study found that the use of PLCs was associated with choosing back roads for driving, which may reduce the risk of detection for drug driving.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Chao Wu, Xi Huang, Bing Wang
Summary: After decades of development, the safety discipline in China has made remarkable progress. The project led by the Safety & Security Theory Innovation and Promotion Center of Central South University has filled the gaps in safety science education by creating textbooks and courses for postgraduate students. These achievements have played an important role in the development of safety science and can serve as a reference for basic research and talent training in safety science globally.