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Effect of Communication Patterns in Safety Performance of Construction Workers

Authors : Reshma Geordy, M. B. Sridhar, J. Sudhakumar

Published in: Proceedings of SECON 2020

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Abstract

Safety in construction is crucial to avoid fatal accidents. To enhance safety in construction sites it is necessary to recognize the causes of accidents and take proper measures. It is necessary to make workers aware of such hazards which is possible through trainings, meetings, toolbox talks, communication among workers etc. Indian construction sites which have a diverse language speaking work force will have difficulty in communicating efficiently. This paper tries to identify the major causes of accidents in construction sites and to analyse the communication patterns of the workforce using Social Network Analysis (SNA) in the construction sites of Chennai. The study also measures the safety performance of the workforce and compare it with the network characteristics identified through SNA. The study would thus help to recognize all the safety issues and to measure the current safety condition of the Indian construction Industry

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Metadata
Title
Effect of Communication Patterns in Safety Performance of Construction Workers
Authors
Reshma Geordy
M. B. Sridhar
J. Sudhakumar
Copyright Year
2021
Book
Proceedings of SECON 2020

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-55114-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-55115-5

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55115-5_72