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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

The Guatemalan Construction Industry: Approach of Knowledge Regarding Work Risks Prevention.

Francisco Arturo Hernández-Arriaza, José Pérez-Alonso, Marta Gómez-Galán, Ferdinando Salata

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Francisco Arturo Hernández-ArriazaEscuela Mecánica Industrial, Faculty of Engineering, University of San Carlos, Edificio T-1, Ciudad Universitaria Zona 12, Guatemala C.A. 01012, Guatemala. faha04@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3561-7540
José Pérez-AlonsoDepartment of Engineering, University of Almería, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), 04120 Almería, Spain. jpalonso@ual.es.
Marta Gómez-GalánDepartment of Engineering, University of Almería, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (CeiA3), 04120 Almería, Spain. mgg492@ual.es.
Ferdinando SalataDepartment of Astronautics, Electrical and Energetics Engineering, University of Rome "Sapienza", 00184 Rome, Italy. ferdinando.salata@uniroma1.it.ORCID 0000-0001-9740-034X

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In the present work, the results are presented for the characterization of work risk prevention in the Guatemalan construction industry. This characterization has been carried out using a simple random sampling technique, employing a questionnaire that was structured into 3 groups of variables: 1. General company data; 2. Prevention and management activities regarding health and safety in the company and on the worksite; and 3. Health and safety in the contractor companies. Following the sampling phase, the data were introduced in a database format, and a preliminary analysis was performed on the studied variables, followed by a descriptive analysis and a multiple correspondence analysis. The main findings of the study emphasize that companies in the Guatemalan construction sector are characterized as dedicating most of their activity (52.0%) indistinctly between civil engineering work, building construction and other specialized construction, mainly working as contractors (47.5%). These are "medium-sized" companies, employing an average of 81.1 on-site workers, having an average of 6.8 on-site work crews, and grossing an average turnover of 1.29 million euros annually. Likewise, it found that the larger construction companies adopt better prevention and management measures for worksite health and safety the larger companies are correlated with a high awareness of experiencing worksite accidents, while medium-sized companies have medium-level awareness. Companies with fewer workers manage workplace risk prevention worse, with low accident risk awareness. This correlation between these indicative variables of company size and workplace risk management and prevention is clearly reflected in the four company "clusters" that have been identified as having homogenous characteristics using the multiple correspondence analysis technique. Companies in the Guatemalan construction sector should make a greater effort to improve manager and worker training regarding workplace risk prevention to increase the effectiveness of company prevention management.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeConstruction IndustryHumansOccupational HealthRisk ManagementSmall BusinessSurveys and QuestionnairesWorkplaceconstruction companiescontractorGuatemalahealth and safety in the workplacemultiple correspondence analysisprevention

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