Citation

Hsieh CM, Chen CJ, Peng TT, Chen S, Chen PH. Ind. Health 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Division of Construction Engineering and Management, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, National Institute of Industrial Health, Japan)

DOI

10.2486/indhealth.2019-0131

PMID

31685758

Abstract

This study investigated the correlation between workplace justice and self-reported occupational accidents among employees of construction industry in Taiwan, and data from a national survey of employees in 2013 was analyzed. This study sampled a total of 1,543 employees age 25 to 65 in the construction industry, among whom 1,379 were men and 164 were women. Information regarding the experience of work-related accidents occurring over the previous 12 months prior to the survey was obtained by a standardized questionnaire. Also obtained were participants' employment conditions, self-reported health, job demands as well as workplace justice. The prevalence rates of occupational accidents in man and women were 22.84% and 13.41%, respectively. Under controlling participants' employment conditions, self-reported health and job demands there was higher rate of occupational accidents among male construction employees with lower workplace justice. This study provides directions for occupational safety and health interventions.

Language: en

Keywords

Construction; Employee; Job demands; Occupational accidents; Workplace justice