Addictive risk taking in construction workers – A brief summary of preliminary treatment
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
Author(s)
Detail(s)
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2019 |
| Editors | S. I. Ao, Oscar Castillo, Craig Douglas, David Dagan Feng, A.M. Korsunsky |
| Publisher | Newswood Limited |
| Pages | 485-490 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-988-14048-5-5 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science |
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| ISSN (Print) | 2078-0958 |
Conference
| Title | 2019 International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists, IMECS 2019 |
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| Place | Hong Kong |
| City | Kowloon |
| Period | 13 - 15 March 2019 |
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Abstract
Construction safety has been a great public concern due to its high incident rate in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, risk-taking propensity is associated with safety performance and high levels can generate addictive behaviour and negative habituation at work. Although the first partner who should be aware of a worker’s significant addictive inclination should be his/her site safety officer, the exploration of preliminary treatment for site-level operatives to cope with addictive risk-taking is extremely rare. This paper aims to review and summarise the possible ways by which site safety officers can implement preliminary treatment with chronological assistance. Using a proper academic search-engine application, a review of relevant literature was conducted to determine the therapeutic approaches proposed for treating addictive risk-taking behaviour. Among eight therapeutic approaches for the treatment of addictive risk-taking, seven of these are found to be suitable for use in site environment with slight modifications. A proposed safety scheme for addictive risk-taking behaviour (S2 -ARTB) amongst construction workers is newly summarised, which is worthy of further intervention studies.
Research Area(s)
- Addictive therapy, Construction safety, Risk-taking behavior, Site environment
Citation Format(s)
Addictive risk taking in construction workers – A brief summary of preliminary treatment. / Low, Banus K.L.
Proceedings of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2019. ed. / S. I. Ao; Oscar Castillo; Craig Douglas; David Dagan Feng; A.M. Korsunsky. Newswood Limited, 2019. p. 485-490 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science).
Proceedings of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2019. ed. / S. I. Ao; Oscar Castillo; Craig Douglas; David Dagan Feng; A.M. Korsunsky. Newswood Limited, 2019. p. 485-490 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science).
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
