scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption and Risk Perception in the Portuguese Construction Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro M. Arezes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Construction Industry

scholarly journals Risk Perception in the Construction Industry: Differences Between Italian and Migrant Workers Before and After a Targeted Training Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Federico Ricci ◽  
Giulia Bravo ◽  
Alberto Modenese ◽  
Fabrizio De Pasquale ◽  
Davide Ferrari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Visual Tool ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
Linguistic Barriers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference

We developed a visual tool to assess risk perception for a sample of male construction workers (forty Italian and twenty-eight immigrant workers), just before and after a sixteen-hour training course. The questionnaire included photographs of real construction sites, and workers were instructed to select pictograms representing the occupational risks present in each photograph. Points were awarded for correctly identifying any risks that were present, and points were deducted for failing to identify risks that were present or identifying risks that were not present. We found: (1) Before the course, risk perception was significantly lower in immigrants compared to Italians ( p < .001); (2) risk perception improved significantly ( p < .001) among all workers tested; and (3) after the training, the difference in risk perception between Italians and immigrants was no longer statistically significant ( p = .1086). Although the sample size was relatively small, the results suggest that the training is effective and may reduce the degree to which cultural and linguistic barriers hinder risk perception. Moreover, the use of images and pictograms instead of words to evaluate risk perception could also be applied to nonconstruction workplaces.

scholarly journals Impact of Alcohol on Occupational Health and Safety in the Construction Industry at Workplaces with Scaffoldings

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6690
Author(s):  
Marek Sawicki ◽  
Mariusz Szóstak
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Different Sources

The value, care, and customs of workers are essential in terms of occupational health and safety. The abuse of alcohol is widely regarded as a serious threat to the lives, health, and safety of employees. The aim of the research was to identify the main problems that are associated with alcohol abuse and consumption at work among employees in the construction industry, with particular emphasis on workstations where work is carried out on construction scaffoldings. Data for the analysis were obtained from two different sources. The first one was post-accident documentation on occupational accidents. The second one was surveys collected during the research project. This study confirmed that excessive and disproportionate alcohol consumption can be the cause of an accident, and consequently death at workplaces with scaffolding. Of 219 accident reports, 17.4% indicated alcohol as a contributing factor. Analysis of accident documentations shows that in cases where alcohol was indicated as a contributing factor in an accident, the alcohol was consumed during the workday. The results obtained on the basis of the conducted research were able to constitute a justification for the directions of preventive actions carried out in order to reduce the number of occupational accidents in the construction industry caused by alcohol.

scholarly journals Pregnant Women’s Risk Perception of the Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Corrales-Gutierrez ◽  
Ramon Mendoza ◽  
Diego Gomez-Baya ◽  
Fatima Leon-Larios
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Alcohol Exposure ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Teratogenic Effects ◽  
Ample Evidence

There is ample evidence of the teratogenic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure, with long-term consequences throughout the entire life cycle. Nevertheless, research on risk perception of alcohol consumption among pregnant women is scarce. In order to analyze risk perception of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, a cross-sectional study was conducted with a random sample of 426 pregnant women (in their 20th week of gestation) receiving care at the outpatient clinics of a public university hospital in the southern European city of Seville (Spain). Data were collected through structured face-to-face interviews conducted by trained health professionals using a customized questionnaire. Data analysis included structural equation modeling. Only 48.1% of the sample indicated that the sequelae from alcohol consumption during pregnancy were life-long. The structural equation model showed that a lower risk perception about beer and wine consumption, and a lower educational level, were related to more frequent alcohol consumption. Younger participants showed lower risk perception concerning beer consumption. Higher levels of education were related to a greater risk perception of beer. Healthcare institutions should articulate programs that facilitate health advice regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy, particularly when providing care for women with low educational levels.

A Review of Risk Perception in Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Gómez-Bull
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Occupational Characteristics ◽  
Perception Process

The construction industry has been notorious for its high rates of accidents and injuries associated with social, financial, and legal implications. Previous studies mention that risk perception is related to workers´ safety behavior and, therefore, accidents. This review aims to identify in which context risk perception has been studied in recent years and the variables associated with it. Google Scholar and Science Direct databases were searched for articles using the following keywords: “risk perception,” “construction industry”, and “safety behavior.” The inclusion criteria were that the articles answered the questions formulated in the spider methodology. Sixty-three articles were included in the literature review. The results indicated that risk perception is a subjective judgment that results from the combination of the likelihood perception of a specific risk being present and the severity perception of the risk if it occurs. The risk perception has been studied in different areas such as tourism, driving behavior, electricians, firefighters, and confrontation to viruses or pandemic, and the construction industry. Personal traits, sociodemographic variables, cultural factors, and occupational characteristics (training in security, experience, and seniority at work) have been addressed to study risk perception in construction workers. Safety must be a priority for construction organizations. This study highlights the importance of studying risk perception in the workplace since construction workers are exposed to risky activities at work. Also, it is important to understand the risk perception process and its contributory factors for construction workers. It is possible to have specific information that helps design actions for effective risk management and prevent the number of accidents and fatalities from increasing.

scholarly journals Self-Affirmation Effect on Risk Perception and the Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy in Anti-Alcohol Messages

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Milena Stanojlović Ph.D ◽  
Prof. Ubaldo Cuesta Cambra ◽  
Ph.D. Candidate Borja Paredes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Defensive Responses ◽  
The People ◽  
Daily Alcohol Intake ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Message Acceptance

The beneficial effect of self-affirmation on the reduction of people’s defensive responses and the increase in message acceptance has been widely demonstrated in different health-related topics. However, little is known about the specific conditions in which self-affirmation strategies might be more effective. Our objective is to explore the interplay of self-affirmation and self-efficacy in the context of alcohol consumption. Recruited participants were randomly assigned to either a self-affirmation group or a no-treatment group and exposed to a video describing several consequences of alcohol consumption. Following the message exposure, participant’s drinking refusal self-efficacy was measured together with their perceived risk of daily alcohol intake. In line with our predictions, self-affirmed individuals who reported higher drinking refusal self-efficacy perceived daily alcohol consumption as a significantly higher risk than those who were assigned to the no-treatment condition. In contrast, for individuals with low drinking refusal self-efficacy, there was no significant difference in the perceived risk between the self-affirmed and the non-affirmed. We predicted and showed that self-affirmation influences the risk perception of daily drinking only for the people who reported higher drinking refusal self-efficacy. This indicates that self-efficacy could be an important factor that moderates the effect of self-affirmation in alcohol consumption domain.

Alcohol Consumption Consequence Risk Perception Measure

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda J. Dillard ◽  
Amanda M. Midboe ◽  
William M. P. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Alcohol Consumption

scholarly journals The association between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality in a cohort of male employees in the German construction industry.

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Brenner ◽  
V. Arndt ◽  
D. Rothenbacher ◽  
S. Schuberth ◽  
E. Fraisse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
All Cause Mortality
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