Abstract
Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the world. The incident rate in the construction industry is comparatively high in Hong Kong. To avoid occupational injuries and accidents involving construction workers, safety climate and work abilities should be addressed and promoted. In this way, work abilities and shared perceptions of workers in the Hong Kong construction industry can focus on the importance of safety conduct in their occupational behavior.
Advancement in technologies in the construction industry have improved work abilities and productivity, reduced costs, and enhanced product quality and work environment safety.
However, only few studies have examined the technology adoption in construction firms. Specifically, the case of Hong Kong construction workers’ adoption of latest technologies in their daily work to promote safety culture and work abilities and avoid further incidents in their immediate work environment.
This study aims to assess the technology adoption in the Hong Kong construction industry and identify the effects and relationships between safety climate and work abilities of construction workers.
The findings of this study can contribute to widen the literature and provide evidence of the relationship among technology adoption, safety climate, and work abilities of construction workers in Hong Kong.
Recommendations are also proposed to further improve the safety culture and work abilities of construction workers.
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Ng, J.Y.K. (2020). A Mediation Analysis on the Relationship between Safety Climate and Work Abilities of Hong Kong Construction Workers. In: Arezes, P., Boring, R. (eds) Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1204. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50946-0_17
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