title: Stakeholder Perceptions of Risk in Construction.
abstract: Safety management in construction is an integral effort and its success requires inputs from all stakeholders across design and construction phases. Effective risk mitigation relies on the concordance of all stakeholders' risk perceptions. Many researchers have noticed the discordance of risk perceptions among critical stakeholders in safe construction work, however few have provided quantifiable evidence describing them. In an effort to fill this perception gap, this research performs an experiment that investigates stakeholder perceptions of risk in construction. Data analysis confirms the existence of such discordance, and indicates a trend in risk likelihood estimation. With risk perceptions from low to high, the stakeholders are architects, contractors/safety professionals, and engineers. Including prior studies, results also suggest that designers have improved their knowledge in building construction safety, but compared to builders they present more difficultly in reaching a consensus of perception. Findings of this research are intended to be used by risk management and decision makers to reassess stakeholders' varying judgments when considering injury prevention and hazard assessment.
authors.affiliation: Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Virginia Tech, 1345 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Virginia Tech, 1345 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.affiliation: Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Virginia Tech, 1345 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kleiner
authors.affiliation: Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Virginia Tech, 1345 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.affiliation: School of Property, Project, and Construction Management, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lingard
keywords: Construction stakeholder; Experiment; Occupational safety and health; Risk management; Risk perception