Helpers, Construction Trades

A Survey on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Construction Trades

International Journal of Integrated Engineering ◽

10.30880/ijie.2018.10.04.022 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Mohamad Izzat Al Ridhwan Ahmad Nazri ◽

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Nor Haslinda Abas ◽

Haryanti Mohd Affandi ◽

Rafikullah Deraman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Work Related ◽

Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Construction Trades

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Modeling mixed exposures: an application to welding fumes in the construction trades

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment ◽

10.1007/s00477-009-0327-x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 377-388 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michael R. Flynn ◽

Pam Susi

Keyword(s):

Welding Fumes ◽

Construction Trades

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Physiological cost of concrete construction activities

Construction Innovation ◽

10.1108/ci-10-2015-0051 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 281-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Wonil Lee ◽

Giovanni Ciro Migliaccio

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Time Effect ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Construction Workers ◽

Field Observations ◽

Concrete Construction ◽

Content Type ◽

Physiological Cost ◽

Level Of Activity ◽

Construction Trades

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to investigate the physiological cost of concrete construction activities. Design/methodology/approach Five concrete construction workers were recruited. The workers’ three-week heart rate (HR) data were collected in summer and autumn. In this paper, several HR indexes were used to investigate the physiological cost of work in concrete construction trades, including average working HR, relative HR and ratio of working HR to resting HR. Findings This paper measures how absolute and relative HRs vary throughout a workday and how working HR compares to resting HR for individual workers. Research limitations/implications Field observations are usually extremely difficult as researchers need to overcome a number of barriers, including employers’ resistance to perceived additional liabilities, employees’ fear that their level of activity will be reported to managers and many other practical and technical difficulties. As these challenges increase exponentially with the number of employers, subjects and sites, this study was limited to a small number of subjects all working for the same employer on the same jobsite. Still, challenges are often unpredictable and lessons learned from this study are expected to guide both our and other researchers’ continuation of this work. Originality/value The time effect on the physiological cost of work has not been considered in previous studies. Thus, this study is noteworthy owing to the depth of the data collected rather than the breadth of the data.

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An analysis of apprentices in the US construction trades

Education + Training ◽

10.1108/00400911211244696 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 54 (5) ◽

pp. 401-418 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jeffrey G. Woods

Keyword(s):

The Us ◽

Construction Trades

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Using Pajek and Centrality Analysis to Identify a Social Network of Construction Trades

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management ◽

10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000524 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 138 (10) ◽

pp. 1192-1201 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Brad W. Wambeke ◽

Min Liu ◽

Simon M. Hsiang

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Centrality Analysis ◽

Construction Trades

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Worker Produced Health Education Material for the Construction Trades

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.2190/fjpl-n1rh-829q-pqrj ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 109-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Debra L. Roter ◽

Rima E. Rudd ◽

James Keogh ◽

Betty Robinson

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Health Programs ◽

Building Trades ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Education Material ◽

Safety And Health ◽

Health Education Materials ◽

Construction Trades ◽

Factual Recall

There is broad acceptance of the philosophic foundations of health education as grounded in the collaborative model of client and professional partnership. In practice, however, this partnership is largely dominated by the professional side. Workers may be particularly sensitive to professional domination as issues associated with health promotion vs. safety and health programs at the workplace are often politicized. This polarization is particularly evident in the area of asbestos-related hazard prevention, reduction, and education. Using asbestos hazards as the unifying theme, we participated in a program to facilitate active participation of workers in the production of their own occupational health education materials through the use of the photonovel. Representatives from some seven building trade locals worked with a staff to produce a twenty-four-page photonovel for their co-workers. A random sample of 500 members of building trades locals received either a copy of the photonovel or a popular NCI asbestos pamphlet with an evaluation questionnaire. Differences between the groups were evident in favor of the photonovel in readability, factual recall, general credibility, and attitudes toward future involvement in health and safety issues.

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