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Ahadzi, M and Bowles, G (2004) Public-private partnerships and contract negotiations: an empirical study. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 967-78.

Chandra, V and Loosemore, M (2004) Women's self-perception: an inter-sector comparison of construction, legal and nursing professionals. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 947-56.

Cheung, S O, Tam, C M, Tam, V, Cheung, K and Suen, H (2004) A web-based performance assessment system for environmental protection: WePass. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 927-35.

Fagbenle, O I, Adeyemi, A Y and Adesanya, D A (2004) The impact of non-financial incentives on bricklayers' productivity in Nigeria. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 899-911.

Lingard, H and Francis, V (2004) The work-life experiences of office and site-based employees in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 991-1002.

McCloughan, P (2004) Construction sector concentration: evidence from Britain. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 979-90.

Phua, F T T and Rowlinson, S (2004) Operationalizing culture in construction management research: a social identity perspective in the Hong Kong context. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 913-25.

Styhre, A, Josephson, P-E and Knauseder, I (2004) Learning capabilities in organizational networks: case studies of six construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 957-66.

Tang, S L, Ying, K C, Chan, W Y and Chan, Y L (2004) Impact of social safety investments on social costs of construction accidents. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 937-46.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Safety; costs; investments; social impact; construction; accidents; Hong Kong
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619042000226315
  • Abstract:

    Most contractors’ financial losses associated with accidents, but not all, are also social costs. Some social costs are not incurred by contractors, but by society. Social costs of construction accidents have been gathered for years 1999-2001. The safety investments made by both contractors and society are also identified based on data assembled for these three years. These social costs and safety investments were identified from 119 construction projects involving 1414 accidents and from 18 government departments in Hong Kong. The data shows that there was an increasing trend in social safety investments and a decreasing trend in social costs of construction accidents from 1999 to 2001. During this period, for every extra $1 of social safety investments made, a reduction of $2.27 of social costs on construction accidents was achieved in Hong Kong.