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Construction job sites are among the most dangerous workplaces within all types of industries. There is growing evidence that safety culture and risk perception have a direct influence on worker perceptions about company priorities, safe work behaviors and resulting injury and death. This study investigated 341 construction workers using the Safety Culture and Risk Perception Survey to measure safety culture and risk perception among Latino and non- Latino workers in residential, commercial and heavy civil sectors in the Denver, CO, metropolitan area. Investigators compared the responses by ethnicity and construction sector. Results by ethnicity indicated that Latino workers were more concerned about the risk of injury and have more difficulty understanding safety rules and procedures than their non-Latino counterparts. Results by sector indicated that residential construction workers are younger and have higher levels of concern for injury risk than workers in the commercial and heavy civil sectors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Construction workers continue to experience high rates of injury and illness compared with many other industries. Growing evidence suggests that safety culture has a direct effect on safety performance. This study investigated measures of safety culture and risk perception among a residential-home-building cohort within the HomeSafe Pilot Program in the Denver metro area of Colorado. Investigators compared group-level responses of management to frontline construction workers. Results indicate that managers appraised the overall safety culture at higher levels compared with the workers. Managers also perceived a higher level of management commitment to safety and health than that reported by workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]