Global Construction Health and Safety—What Works, What Does Not, and Why?

Abstract

The marginalization of construction workers makes them especially vulnerable in terms of poor occu pational health and safety standards and lax enforcement, with resulting disabilities. A sound research base is needed to rectify this situation. Efforts to raise awareness of construction hazards and ameliorate them are described.

Keywords:

• construction
• industry standards
• occupational health and safety
• unions