dc.contributor.author |
Rowlinson, S |
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dc.contributor.author |
Shen, Y |
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dc.contributor.author |
Koh, TY |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Sandanayake, YG |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Ramachandra, T |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Gunatilake, S |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-03-30T08:54:59Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-03-30T08:54:59Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Rowlinson, S., Shen, Y., Koh, T.Y. (2017). Alcohol consumption patterns of construction workers in Hong Kong. In Y.G. Sandanayake, T. Ramachandra & S. Gunatilake (Eds.), What’s new and what’s next in the built environment sustainability agenda? (pp. 27-32). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2017-Proceedings.pdf |
en_US |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17516 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Alcohol consumption is prevalent among construction workers, and it may have negative implications for
workers’ overall health, productivity, and safety performance. The alcohol-related risks are associated with
drinking pattern and consumption volume. To understand the drinking pattern and help devise effective
interventions to prevent drinking problem in construction workers in Hong Kong, the research team
conducted a one-month drinking pattern survey with a convenience sample of construction workers on
railway projects in Hong Kong, using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as the primary
instrument. With 1203 valid responses, the research team compared alcohol-related risk exposure among
different categories of workers through Chi-squared tests. The results showed that 16.6% of respondents
drink excessively, and 28% drink in a harmful way. Furthermore, male workers are prone to more severe
alcohol-related risks than their female counterparts, Nepalese workers are exposed to more severe alcoholrelated
risks than their Chinese counterparts, workers in four trades (i.e., mechanics, welders, shotfirers,
and miners) are more likely to experience alcohol-related risks than others, and workers in the age group
of 30-39 are subject to more severe alcohol-related risks. The findings can help regulatory bodies formulate
industry-wide codes of practice and prompt management to give special attention to certain categories of
workers. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Ceylon Institute of Builders |
en_US |
dc.relation.uri |
https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2017-Proceedings.pdf |
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dc.subject |
Audit |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Chi-squared test |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Construction worker |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Hong Kong |
en_US |
dc.title |
Alcohol consumption patterns of construction workers in Hong Kong |
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dc.type |
Conference-Full-text |
en_US |
dc.identifier.faculty |
Architecture |
en_US |
dc.identifier.department |
Department of Building Economics |
en_US |
dc.identifier.year |
2017 |
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dc.identifier.conference |
6th World Construction Symposium 2017 |
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dc.identifier.place |
Colombo |
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dc.identifier.pgnos |
pp. 27-32 |
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dc.identifier.proceeding |
What’s new and what’s next in the built environment sustainability agenda? |
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dc.identifier.email |
steverowlinson@hku.hk |
en_US |