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Identifying the non-traditional safety risk paths of employees from chinese international construction companies in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorJin, Chi
dc.contributor.authorLi, Bo
dc.contributor.authorYe, Zhaoying
dc.contributor.authorXiang, Pengcheng
dc.contributor.funderDelft University of Technology
dc.contributor.funderChina Scholarship Counci
dc.contributor.rorhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm75
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-08T13:15:13Z
dc.date.available2024-07-08T13:15:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIn recent years,more and more construction enterprises are expanding into overseas mar-kets,especially in underdeveloped regions such as Africa. Compared to domestic construction pro-jects,international construction projects have been faced with more uncertainties and increased lev-els of safety risks to the employees in the context of political turmoil,racism,and religious conflict in the host country. This study aims to answer what risk factors contribute to the threat to the safety of overseas employees and how safety risk factors interact,using employees from Chinese international construction companies (CICCs) in Africa as an example. A total of 39 safety risk factors were selected by literature review and case study based on Heinrich’s Domino Theory of Accident Cau-sation. To identify the critical safety risk sources and significant risk paths,a questionnaire survey was conducted among 208 professionals who have participated in construction projects in Africa. Using structural equation modeling (SEM),a total of twelve critical risk paths and five controllable risk sources were identified. The improper behaviors of the CICCs and their employees were shown to have the largest impact on the safety of Chinese employees,through the mediating effect of the criminal offense. This study provides some insights into safety risk management in international construction projects. Meanwhile,the quantitative approach proposed can also be used by other international companies or governments in identifying the safety risk paths of their overseas workers involved in international construction projects. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI,Basel,Switzerland.
dc.description.fundingtypeThis research was funded by the China Scholarship Council
dc.description.fundingtypegrant number 201806050099. The APC was funded by Delft University of Technology.
dc.description.keywordAfrica
dc.description.keywordChinese international construction companies
dc.description.keywordRisk paths
dc.description.keywordRisk prevention
dc.description.keywordRisk sources
dc.description.keywordSafety risks
dc.description.peerreviewedyes
dc.description.statusPublished
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dc.identifier.citationJin, C., Li, B., Ye, Z., & Xiang, P. (2021). Identifying the non-traditional safety risk paths of employees from chinese international construction companies in Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041990
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041990
dc.identifier.issn16617827
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100855308&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18041990&partnerID=40&md5=93fb8bec2dfbd8b55bcea65d18ecd532
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3185
dc.issue.number4
dc.journal.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.language.isoen
dc.page.final20
dc.page.initial1
dc.page.total19
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.projectIDCSC: 201806050099
dc.relation.schoolIE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs
dc.rightsAttribution 4,0 International
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAfrica; Chinese international construction companies; Risk paths; Risk prevention; Risk sources; Safety risks
dc.subject.keywordAfrica
dc.subject.keywordChinese international construction companies
dc.subject.keywordRisk paths
dc.subject.keywordRisk prevention
dc.subject.keywordRisk sources
dc.subject.keywordSafety risks
dc.subject.otheraccident
dc.subject.otherconstruction industry
dc.subject.otheroccupational exposure
dc.subject.otherrisk factor
dc.subject.othersafety
dc.subject.otherworkplace
dc.subject.otheraccident
dc.subject.otherAfrica
dc.subject.otherarticle
dc.subject.otheremployee
dc.subject.othergovernment
dc.subject.otherhuman
dc.subject.otherhuman experiment
dc.subject.otheroffender
dc.subject.otherquantitative analysis
dc.subject.otherquestionnaire
dc.subject.otherrisk factor
dc.subject.otherrisk management
dc.subject.otherstructural equation modeling
dc.subject.othertheoretical study
dc.subject.otherworker
dc.subject.otherAfrica
dc.subject.otherbuilding industry
dc.subject.otherChina
dc.subject.otheroccupational health
dc.subject.othersafety
dc.subject.otherAfrica
dc.subject.otherAfrica
dc.subject.otherChina
dc.subject.otherConstruction Industry
dc.subject.otherHumans
dc.subject.otherOccupational Health
dc.subject.otherRisk Factors
dc.subject.otherSafety Management
dc.titleIdentifying the non-traditional safety risk paths of employees from chinese international construction companies in Africa
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