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Risk Management and Injury Prevention: Competencies, Behaviours, and Attitudes to Safety in the Construction Industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Herbert C. Biggs ,
Vaughn L. Sheahan  and
Donald P. Dingsdag
Herbert C. Biggs*
Affiliation:
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. h.biggs@qut.edu.au
Vaughn L. Sheahan
Affiliation:
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Donald P. Dingsdag
Affiliation:
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Associate Professor Herbert Biggs PhD, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology (Carseldine Campus), Beams Road, Carseldine, QLD Australia 4034.
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Abstract

Originally presented at the National Injury Management and Prevention Conference: Transition and Change, on April 27, 2006, which was held at the Hyatt Regency, Adelaide, South Australia. Reprinted with the permission of the authors.

Work in the Australian construction industry is fraught with risk and the potential for serious harm. The industry is consistently placed within the three most hazardous industries to work along with other industries such as mining and transport (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, 2003). In the 2001 to 2002 period, construction work killed 39 people and injured 13,250 more. Hence, more effort is required to reduce the injury rate and maximise the value of the rehabilitation/back-to-work process.

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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , 01 September 2007 , pp. 63 - 67
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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