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Citation |
Martinez-Fiestas M, Rodríguez-Garzón I, Delgado-Padial A, Lucas-Ruiz V. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2016; 23(3): 307-317. |
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Affiliation |
University of Seville, Avda, Reina Mercedes, s/n, CP: 41012, Seville , Spain. |
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(Copyright © 2016, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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27309591 |
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Abstract |
This article is a cross-cultural study on the perceived risk in the construction industry. Worker samples from three different countries were studied: Spain, Peru and Nicaragua. The main goal is to explain how construction workers perceive their occupational hazard and to analyze how this is related to their national culture. The model used to measure the perceived risk was the psychometric paradigm. The results show three very similar profiles, showing that risk perception is independent of nationality. A cultural analysis was conducted using the Hofstede model. The results of this analysis and its relation to perceived risk showed that risk perception in construction is independent from national culture. Finally, a multiple lineal regression analysis was conducted to find what qualitative attributes could predict the global quantitative size of risk perception. All the findings have important implications regarding the management of security in the workplace. Language: en |