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Agapiou, A, Price, A D F and McCaffer, R (1995) Forecasting the supply of construction skills in the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 13(04), 353-64.

Alkass, S, Mazerolle, M, Tribaldos, E and Harris, F C (1995) Computer aided construction delay analysis and claims preparation. Construction Management and Economics, 13(04), 335-52.

Ball, M and Wood, A (1995) How many jobs does construction expenditure generate?. Construction Management and Economics, 13(04), 307-18.

Chan, D W M and Kumaraswamy, M M (1995) A study of the factors affecting construction durations in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 13(04), 319-33.

Griffith, A and Headley, J D (1995) Developing an effective approach to the procurement and management of small building works within large client organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 13(04), 279-89.

Kapliński, O and Thiel, T (1995) Evaluation of multi-family housing systems in Poland. Construction Management and Economics, 13(04), 291-8.

Salminen, S (1995) Serious occupational accidents in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 13(04), 299-306.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: accident ; risk; sub-contracting
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199500000035
  • Abstract:

    The aim of this study is to examine three hypotheses based on the review of literature concerning occupational accidents in the construction industry. The data concern 102 victims of 99 serious occupational accidents. Of these 102 victims, 35 worked in the construction industry. The first hypothesis assuming the higher risk-taking tendency among victims of construction accidents than among victims from other industries was not confirmed, because the construction victims took significantly less risk at the moment of accident than the other victims. The main contractors’ victims had significantly higher values on the risk-taking scale than the sub-contractors’ victims. There were more falls among construction accidents than among accidents in the other industries, which confirmed the second hypothesis. In line with the third hypothesis, an increased accident risk was shown among sub-contractors’ workers.