Influencing Factors, Mechanism and Prevention of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review

Qingfeng Meng, Wenyao Liu, Zhen Li and Xin Hu
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Qingfeng Meng: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Wenyao Liu: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Zhen Li: School of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Xin Hu: School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 5, 1-22

Abstract: Unsafe behaviors of construction workers are one of the main causes of accidents at construction sites. The research on unsafe behaviors of workers helps to reduce the incidence of accidents and has attracted much attention. However, a systematic literature review in this field is still lacking, which hinders stakeholders’ comprehensive understanding of the unsafe behaviors of construction workers. Therefore, the aim of this study is to address this research gap based on retrieved literature from the Web of Science. First, the study conducted a descriptive analysis of the year, quantity, publishing organization, and keywords of the literature. In addition, three research topics were identified and discussed, including the influencing factors of construction workers’ unsafe behaviors, the formation mechanism of unsafe behaviors, and the pre-control methods of unsafe behaviors. Moreover, a research framework was proposed and future research directions were also suggested. The research findings promote stakeholders’ understanding of the influencing factors, formation mechanism, and pre-control methods of construction workers’ unsafe behaviors, and lead to future research directions in the studied field.

Keywords: construction workers; unsafe behaviors; influencing factors; formation mechanism; pre-control methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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