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Bellamy, T, Williams, A, Sher, W, Sherratt, S and Gameson, R (2005) Design communication: issues confronting both co-located and virtual teams. In: Khosrowshahi, F (Ed.), Proceedings 21st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2005, London, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 353–61.

Brierley, A, Edmondson, V and Sherratt, F (2023) Is it Different Across the Pond? Exploring Gendered Experiences in Civil Engineering in the UK and USA. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 216-225.

Challender J, Farrell P and Sherratt F (2013) Collaborative procurement: an exploration of practice and trust in times of austerity . In: Smith, S D and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D (Eds.), Proceedings 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2013, Reading, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 827–836.

Challender, J, Farrell, P and Sherratt, F (2016) Collaborative Trust In UK Further Education (FE) Procurement Strategies. In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2016, Manchester UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 893–902.

Challender, J, Farrell, P and Sherratt, F (2015) Exploration of factors which affect trust within the context of construction partnering. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1189–1198.

Challender, J, Farrell, P and Sherratt, F (2014) Partnering practices: An investigation of influences on project success. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1039–48.

Charles, S P R, Wanigarathna, N and Sherratt, F (2015) Construction project change: Investigating cost and benefits. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 833–842.

Foster-Smith, L, Walsh, S, Crapper, M and Sherratt, F (2014) Safety and volunteer construction workers. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 301–10.

Kapogiannis, G and Sherratt, F (2018) Impact of integrated collaborative technologies to form a collaborative culture in construction projects. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 8(01), 24–38.

Lawani, K, McKenzie-Govan, S, Hare, B, Sherratt, F and Cameron, I (2022) Skill shortage of bricklayers in Scotland. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 20(01), 321-38.

O’Riain, E, Spillane, J and Sherratt, F (2018) Healthy, Happy Workers? The Consequences of Commuting Between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 311–320.

• Type: Conference Proceedings
• Keywords: commuting, mental health, wellbeing, workers
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9955463-2-5
• URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/8fcd7a92f5139d17eab386a3f06565f9.pdf
• Abstract:
  

  The recent economic downturn has seen many construction companies in Northern Ireland look to secure work in Great Britain to maintain their operations.  A direct consequence of this has been an increase in the number of workers, both professionals and trades, who are now commuting to Great Britain for work; that is, spending at least five consecutive days away from home as part of their regular work schedules.  Such arrangements have been researched elsewhere, notably in Australia and Canada, and have been found to be detrimental to workers health and wellbeing; however, such studies have not been conducted in the context of Northern Ireland.  Here, ten exploratory, in-depth semi-structured interviews were held with Northern Irish construction workers currently travelling to Great Britain for work.  Data was transcribed and analysed using cognitive mapping software.  Findings revealed that workers have an increased likelihood of becoming overweight, and struggle with tiredness and fatigue, particularly on the first day of their roster, due to early travel.  They are also more likely to suffer from depression and loneliness, missing family and friends, which in turn, leads to increased drug and alcohol consumption, and use of prostitutes.  The use of hotels as temporary accommodation is a further problem, which limits workers ability to cook for themselves and so eat healthily, as well as reducing social interaction, which encourages workers into hotel bars and pubs as shared social spaces, again influencing levels of alcohol and type of food consumption.  Recommendations are made for the care of workers on such work patterns, specifically the careful consideration of the type of accommodation used to house workers, as well as the provision of robust mental health support systems, subsidised gym memberships to encourage regular exercise and flexibility of a workers ‘fly in’ and ‘fly out’ day to allow for adequate rest and maximise their time at home.

Oswald D, Sherratt F and Smith S (2013) Exploring factors affecting unsafe behaviours in construction. In: Smith, S D and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D (Eds.), Proceedings 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2013, Reading, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 335–344.

Oswald, D, Sherratt, F and Smith, S (2019) Managing production pressures through dangerous informality: a case study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(11), 2581–96.

Oswald, D, Sherratt, F and Smith, S D (2017) An Investigation Into A Health & Safety Rewards System On A Large Construction Project. In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 33rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2017, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 370–379.

Oswald, D, Sherratt, F, Smith, S D and Hallowell, M R (2018) Exploring safety management challenges for multi-national construction workforces: a UK case study. Construction Management and Economics, 36(05), 291–301.

Oswald, D, Smith, S and Sherratt, F (2014) A Spanish subcontractor in a UK culture. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 259–68.

Oswald, D, Smith, S and Sherratt, F (2015) Doing the ’funky chicken’ to communicate on multinational projects. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 589–598.

Oswald, D, Wade, F, Sherratt, F and Smith, S D (2019) Communicating Health and Safety on a Multinational Construction Project: Challenges and Strategies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(04).

Patel, M, Sherratt, F and Farrell, P (2012) Exploring human error through the safety talk of utilities distribution operatives. In: Smith, S.D (Ed.), Proceedings 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 403–12.

Sherratt F (2013) Et in Arcadia ego? 'Zero target' safety programmes in the UK construction industry. In: Smith, S D and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D (Eds.), Proceedings 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2013, Reading, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 299–308.

Sherratt, F (2014) Exploring ‘Zero Target’ safety programmes in the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 32(07), 737-48.

Sherratt, F (2015) Legitimizing public health control on sites? A critical discourse analysis of the Responsibility Deal Construction Pledge. Construction Management and Economics, 33(05), 444-52.

Sherratt, F (2018) Shaping the discourse of worker health in the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 36(03), 141-52.

Sherratt, F (2016) Shiny Happy People? UK Construction Industry Health: Priorities, Practice and Public Relations. In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2016, Manchester UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 447–456.

Sherratt, F (2014) We will force you to be well: Positive liberty, power and the health and wellbeing of construction workers. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 341–50.

Sherratt, F and Dainty, A (2023) The power of a pandemic: how Covid-19 should transform UK construction worker health, safety and wellbeing. Construction Management and Economics, 41(05), 379–86.

Sherratt, F and Ivory, C (2019) Managing “a little bit unsafe”: complexity, construction safety and situational self-organising. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(11), 2519–34.

Sherratt, F and Leicht, R (2020) Unpacking Ontological Perspectives in CEM Research: Everything Is Biased. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(02).

Sherratt, F and Raiden, A (2023) Taking a new view for researching occupational safety in construction: site safety practice. Construction Management and Economics, 41(07), 554–75.

Sherratt, F and Sherratt, S (2018) PPP Problems: Challenging Academic Compliance with Economic Opportunism and Exploitation. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 413–422.

Sherratt, F and Sherratt, S (2017) The Road To Hell: Worker Health, Safety And Wellbeing Within UK Corporate Social Responsibility Practices. In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 33rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2017, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 389–398.

Sherratt, F S (2012) Constructing safety on sites: an exploration of the social construction of safety on large UK construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bolton.

Sherratt, F, Crapper, M, Foster-Smith, L and Walsh, S (2015) Safety and volunteer construction workers. Construction Management and Economics, 33(05), 361-74.

Sherratt, F, Farrell, P and Noble, R (2011) A constructionist examination of construction site culture: Review of a pilot study. In: Egbu, C and Lou, E C W (Eds.), Proceedings 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 341–50.

Sherratt, F, Farrell, P and Noble, R (2012) Inconsistent, incomplete and incidental: site safety culture from a constructionist perspective. In: Smith, S.D (Ed.), Proceedings 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 393–402.

Sherratt, F, Farrell, P and Noble, R (2013) UK construction site safety: discourses of enforcement and engagement. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 623-35.

Sherratt, F, Franz, B, Ayer, S and Sherratt, S (2025) Artificial Problems with Artificial Solutions? Exploring the Robustness of Use-Cases within AI-focused Construction Management Research. In: Thomson, C (Ed.) and Neilson, C J (Ed.), Proceedings 41st Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2025, Abertay University, Dundee, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 159-168.

Sherratt, F, Ivory, C, Sherratt, S and Crawley, S (2022) Organizing construction work: a digital and cooperative way forwards for micro-projects. Building Research & Information, 50(05), 559–73.

Sherratt, F, Sherratt, S and Ivory, C (2020) Challenging complacency in construction management research: the case of PPPs. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1086–100.

Sherratt, F, Welfare, K, Hallowell, M and Hoque Tania, M (2018) Legalized Recreational Marijuana: Safety, Ethical, and Legal Perceptions of the Workforce. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(06).

Szabo, E and Sherratt, F (2024) Consistency in Its Inconsistency: Safety Culture in the US Construction Industry. In: Thomson, C (Ed.) and Neilson, C J (Ed.), Proceedings 40th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2024, London South Bank University, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 389-398.

Szabo, E, Hansen, H and Sherratt, F (2023) Making the Complicated Simple? The Case of Construction Safety Culture. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 324-333.

Vohmann, B, Crabtree, P, Priddle, J and Sherratt, F (2015) Assessment feedback to enhance student development as effective construction industry practitioners. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 989–998.

Wanigarathna, N, Sherratt, F, Price, A and Austin, S (2019) Design re-use: critical application of healthcare building design evidence. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(03), 350–66.

Wanigarathna, N, Sherratt, F, Price, A and Austin, S (2016) Healthcare designers’ use of prescriptive and performance-based approaches. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 12(06), 427–41.

Wanigarathna, N, Sherratt, F, Price, A D F and Austin, S (2021) Sources and flow of healthcare built environment design evidence. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 11(05), 851-69.

Welfare, K, Sherratt, F and Hallowell, M (2021) Perceptions of Construction Work: Views to Consider to Improve Employee Recruitment and Retention. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(07).

Williams, E, Sherratt, F and Norton, E (2021) Exploring the Value in Near Miss Reporting for Construction Safety. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 319-328.