Table 3

Factors affecting H&S in the construction industry

ItemAuthorOriginYearFactors affecting H&S in the construction industry
Physiological and psychological factorFalls, trips, and slipsFall from heights/objects, trapped between objectsElectrocutionMachinery/equipment malfunction. Moving equipmentPollutants. chemicals, airborne dust, asbestosUnsafe worksiteAdverse weather conditionsVibrationsViolence
1Abas and Blismas (2021) Malaysia2021   
2Abas et al. (2020) Malaysia2020  
3Abas et al. (2021)  2020        
4Asilian-Mahabadi et al. (2020) Iran2020         
5Agbolosu–Amison and Acheampong (2021) Ghana2021         
6Agyekum et al. (2018) Ghana2018         
7Ahmed (2019) Bangladesh2019        
8Asanka and Ranasinghe (2015) Sri Lanka2015        
9Ashuro et al. (2021) Ethiopia2021         
10Atique et al. (2012) Qatar2012         
11Awolusi et al. (2018) USA2018  
12Choi et al. (2019a) Netherlands2019         
13Kang et al. (2017a) USA2017        
14Bangaru et al. (2020) Switzerland2020         
15Newaz et al. (2022) Australia2022        
16Betit et al. (2017) USA2017          
17Birabakaran and Nagapan (2021) Malaysia2021         
18Brolin et al. (2021) Sweden/Germany2021         
19Brum (2020) Malaysia2020       
20Sacks et al. (2013) U.S2013         
21Vincoli (2024) Canada2024       
22Carabott (2015) Not mentioned2015          
23Carrillo-Castrillo et al. (2017) Spain2016         
24Chawdhry et al. (2021) Bangladesh2021   
25Hwang et al. (2017) Singapore2017   
26Chen and Demachi (2021) Not mentioned2021         
27Nadhim et al. (2016) Australia2016         
28Peng et al. (2014) Taiwan2014         
29Zhao et al. (2016) Taiwan2016        
30Chi et al. (2012) Taiwan2021        
31Cho et al. (2018) USA2018         
32Choi and Carlson (2014) USA2014      
33Collins and Spillane (2020) UK2020         
34Durdyev et al. (2017) Cambodia2017        
35Williams et al. (2019) Nigeria2019        
36Eskandar et al. (2019) Not mentioned2019     
37Fang et al. (2018b) China2018         
38Murray et al. (2013) U.S2013    
39Brauer (2022) U.S2022   
40Gelmini et al. (2020) U.S2020         
41Jaafar et al. (2018) Malaysia2018        
42Ghimire and Neupane (2020) UK2020          
43Allen and Iano (2019) U.S2019         
44Giri (2020) India2020       
45Glass et al. (2017) NZ2017         
46Goh et al. (2016) Malaysia2016        
47Guo et al. (2019) Not mentioned2019        
48Abu Aisheh et al. (2022) Malaysia2022        
49Hamid et al. (2019) Malaysia2019         
50Han et al. (2013) Malaysia2021         
51Hashem et al. (2013) Libya2013       
52Guo et al. (2016) USA2016  
53Hemler et al. (2020) USA2020         
54Hoła et al. (2017) Poland2017         
55Hosseini et al. (2020) Iran2021         
56Howard (2017) USA2017         
57Ichikawa (2018) Japan2018         
58Idoga (2020) Nigeria2020       
59Ijaola et al. (2021) Nigeria2021    
60Ismail and Ghani (2012) Malaysia2012      
61Woźniak and Hoła (2024) Poland2024        
62Kambadur (2020) NZ2020       
63Kambadur (2020) India2015      
64Kang and Ryu (2019) Korea2019         
65Kantova (2017) Czech Republic2017         
66Kaur et al. (2021) USA2021          
67Kazar and Comu (2020) Turkey2020          
68Khan et al. (2019) Pakistan2019        
69Kim et al. (2018) Korea2018         
70Kim et al. (2021a) Switzerland2021        
71Kim et al. (2022) UK2021         
72Kurien et al. (2018) Netherlands2018      
73Kuta et al. (2021) USA2021         
74Lai et al. (2019) UK, China, Hong Kong2019          
75Lamm et al. (2017) NZ2017       
76Fang et al. (2015) UK2015          
77Lee et al. (2019) Korea2019         
78Lee et al. (2020) U.S2018     
79Leon-Kabamba et al. (2018) Singapore2018          
80Lette et al. (2018) Ethiopia2018         
81Li et al. (2019) China2019         
82Li et al. (2021) Not mentioned2020         
83Lingard et al. (2017) UK2017          
84Liu et al. (2019) NZ2019   
85Martin et al. (2021) Trinidad2021          
86Martinez et al. (2020) Chile2020         
87McGuinness et al. (2019) USA2019       
88Milner et al. (2019) Australia2019          
89Mizzi (2019) UK2019         
90Moda et al. (2019) Nigeria2018         
91Kalteh et al. (2021) Iran2021         
92Mohammadi et al. (2018a) Iran2018         
93Mohd Amir Shazwan and Ee (2018) Malaysia2018          
94Morrissey et al. (2021) Not mentioned2021         
95Moshashaei et al. (2017) Norway2017         
96Mostly (2022) Saudia Arabia2019          
97Nadhim et al. (2016) Switzerland2016       
98Namian et al. (2021) USA2021        
99Nath et al. (2017) Netherlands2017        
100Zhang et al. (2015) USA2015       
101Osei-Asibey et al. (2021) Ghana2021         
102Panuwatwanich et al. (2020) Thailand2020         
103Park et al. (2020) South Korea2020        
104Patel et al. (2021) USA2018         
105Pedley (2021) Not mentioned2021         
106Tadesse and Israel (2016) Israel2016         
107Rafindadi et al. (2022) Malaysian2020        
108Rameezdeen and Elmualim (2017) Australia2017          
109Robert et al. (2018) USA2018        
110Choi et al. (2019b) USA/South Korea/China2019        
111Ramkalawon Veerapen Chetty et al. (2024) Mauritius2024   
112Samuel (2019) Malaysia2017        
113Sanni-Anibire et al. (2020) Saudi Arabia2019         
114Sacks et al. (2013) UK2013         
115Sazonova et al. (2018) Russia2018         
116Sehsah et al. (2020) Egypt2020        
117Shafique and Rafiq (2019) Hong Kong2019         
118Shiau et al. (2020) China2020         
119Smith et al. (2014) USA2014         
120Szóstak et al. (2021) Poland2021         
121Tamburrini et al. (2020) India2020         
122Thomas and Sudhakumar (2014) India2014         
123Tran et al. (2021) Korea2020         
124Tunji-Olayeni et al. (2018) Nigeria2018      
125Umar and Egbu (2018) Oman2018          
126Valero et al. (2017) Netherlands2020         
127Vitharana et al. (2015) Sri Lanka2015  
128Walters and Quinlan (2019) UK2018         
129Williams et al. (2018) Malaysia2018        
130Williams et al. (2019) Nigeria2019         
131Winge et al. (2019) Norway2018       
132Xiao et al. (2016) China2016         
133Xiong et al. (2019) China2019      
134Xu and Xu (2021) China2021         
135Kang et al. (2017b) USA2017      
136Yan et al. (2018) Netherlands2018         
137Yang et al. (2016) Netherlands2016         
138Yang et al. (2017) U.S2017       
139Yang et al. (2020) USA2020          
140Yang et al. (2021) China2021         
141Yap and Lee (2020) Malaysia2020   
142Yi (2020) Korea2020          
143Yoon et al. (2013) Taiwan2013      
144Zhao et al. (2015) U.S2015
145Zuo et al. (2017) Australia2017         
Totals2250543243342618910
ItemAuthorOriginYearFactors affecting H&S in the construction industry
LegislativeFinancialSocialCulturalTrainingCommunicationDisease and illnessFire and explosionOver exertionSuicide
1Abas and Blismas (2021) Malaysia2021         
2Abas et al. (2020) Malaysia2020          
3Abas et al. (2021)  2020         
4Asilian-Mahabadi et al. (2020) Iran2020          
5Agbolosu–Amison and Acheampong (2021) Ghana2021          
6Agyekum et al. (2018) Ghana2018          
7Ahmed (2019) Bangladesh2019         
8Asanka and Ranasinghe (2015) Sri Lanka2015        
9Ashuro et al. (2021) Ethiopia2021          
10Atique et al. (2012) Qatar2012          
11Awolusi et al. (2018) USA2018          
12Choi et al. (2019a) Netherlands2019          
13Kang et al. (2017a) USA2017         
14Bangaru et al. (2020) Switzerland2020          
15Newaz et al. (2022) Australia2022          
16Betit et al. (2017) USA2017          
17Birabakaran and Nagapan (2021) Malaysia2021          
18Brolin et al. (2021) Sweden/Germany2021          
19Brum (2020) Malaysia2020         
20Sacks et al. (2013) U.S2013          
21Vincoli (2024) Canada2024        
22Carabott (2015) Not mentioned2015       
23Carrillo-Castrillo et al. (2017) Spain2016          
24Chawdhry et al. (2021) Bangladesh2021        
25Hwang et al. (2017) Singapore2017          
26Chen and Demachi (2021) Not mentioned2021          
27Nadhim et al. (2016) Australia2016          
28Peng et al. (2014) Taiwan2014          
29Zhao et al. (2016) Taiwan2016         
30Chi et al. (2012) Taiwan2021          
31Cho et al. (2018) USA2018          
32Choi and Carlson (2014) USA2014          
33Collins and Spillane (2020) UK2020          
34Durdyev et al. (2017) Cambodia2017          
35Williams et al. (2019) Nigeria2019          
36Eskandar et al. (2019) Not mentioned2019         
37Fang et al. (2018b) China2018          
38Murray et al. (2013) U.S2013         
39Brauer (2022) U.S2022         
40Gelmini et al. (2020) U.S2020          
41Jaafar et al. (2018) Malaysia2018        
42Ghimire and Neupane (2020) UK2020         
43Allen and Iano (2019) U.S2019          
44Giri (2020) India2020          
45Glass et al. (2017) NZ2017          
46Goh et al. (2016) Malaysia2016          
47Guo et al. (2019) Not mentioned2019          
48Abu Aisheh et al. (2022) Malaysia2022          
49Hamid et al. (2019) Malaysia2019          
50Han et al. (2013) Malaysia2021          
51Hashem et al. (2013) Libya2013        
52Guo et al. (2016) USA2016          
53Hemler et al. (2020) USA2020          
54Hoła et al. (2017) Poland2017          
55Hosseini et al. (2020) Iran2021          
56Howard (2017) USA2017          
57Ichikawa (2018) Japan2018          
58Idoga (2020) Nigeria2020          
59Ijaola et al. (2021) Nigeria2021        
60Ismail and Ghani (2012) Malaysia2012          
61Woźniak and Hoła (2024) Poland2024          
62Kambadur (2020) NZ2020          
63Kambadur (2020) India2015          
64Kang and Ryu (2019) Korea2019          
65Kantova (2017) Czech Republic2017          
66Kaur et al. (2021) USA2021          
67Kazar and Comu (2020) Turkey2020         
68Khan et al. (2019) Pakistan2019          
69Kim et al. (2018) Korea2018         
70Kim et al. (2021a) Switzerland2021          
71Kim et al. (2022) UK2021          
72Kurien et al. (2018) Netherlands2018          
73Kuta et al. (2021) USA2021          
74Lai et al. (2019) UK, China, Hong Kong2019          
75Lamm et al. (2017) NZ2017          
76Fang et al. (2015) UK2015         
77Lee et al. (2019) Korea2019          
78Lee et al. (2020) U.S2018          
79Leon-Kabamba et al. (2018) Singapore2018         
80Lette et al. (2018) Ethiopia2018          
81Li et al. (2019) China2019          
82Li et al. (2021) Not mentioned2020          
83Lingard et al. (2017) UK2017         
84Liu et al. (2019) NZ2019          
85Martin et al. (2021) Trinidad2021          
86Martinez et al. (2020) Chile2020          
87McGuinness et al. (2019) USA2019          
88Milner et al. (2019) Australia2019         
89Mizzi (2019) UK2019          
90Moda et al. (2019) Nigeria2018          
91Kalteh et al. (2021) Iran2021         
92Mohammadi et al. (2018a) Iran2018         
93Mohd Amir Shazwan and Ee (2018) Malaysia2018          
94Morrissey et al. (2021) Not mentioned2021         
95Moshashaei et al. (2017) Norway2017         
96Mostly (2022) Saudia Arabia2019          
97Nadhim et al. (2016) Switzerland2016          
98Namian et al. (2021) USA2021          
99Nath et al. (2017) Netherlands2017          
100Zhang et al. (2015) USA2015         
101Osei-Asibey et al. (2021) Ghana2021        
102Panuwatwanich et al. (2020) Thailand2020          
103Park et al. (2020) South Korea2020         
104Patel et al. (2021) USA2018          
105Pedley (2021) Not mentioned2021          
106Tadesse and Israel (2016) Israel2016          
107Rafindadi et al. (2022) Malaysian2020          
108Rameezdeen and Elmualim (2017) Australia2017         
109Robert et al. (2018) USA2018          
110Choi et al. (2019b) USA/South Korea/China2019          
111Ramkalawon Veerapen Chetty et al. (2024) Mauritius2024        
112Samuel (2019) Malaysia2017          
113Sanni-Anibire et al. (2020) Saudi Arabia2019          
114Sacks et al. (2013) UK2013         
115Sazonova et al. (2018) Russia2018          
116Sehsah et al. (2020) Egypt2020          
117Shafique and Rafiq (2019) Hong Kong2019          
118Shiau et al. (2020) China2020          
119Smith et al. (2014) USA2014          
120Szóstak et al. (2021) Poland2021          
121Tamburrini et al. (2020) India2020          
122Thomas and Sudhakumar (2014) India2014          
123Tran et al. (2021) Korea2020         
124Tunji-Olayeni et al. (2018) Nigeria2018          
125Umar and Egbu (2018) Oman2018         
126Valero et al. (2017) Netherlands2020          
127Vitharana et al. (2015) Sri Lanka2015          
128Walters and Quinlan (2019) UK2018          
129Williams et al. (2018) Malaysia2018          
130Williams et al. (2019) Nigeria2019          
131Winge et al. (2019) Norway2018          
132Xiao et al. (2016) China2016          
133Xiong et al. (2019) China2019        
134Xu and Xu (2021) China2021          
135Kang et al. (2017b) USA2017          
136Yan et al. (2018) Netherlands2018          
137Yang et al. (2016) Netherlands2016          
138Yang et al. (2017) U.S2017         
139Yang et al. (2020) USA2020         
140Yang et al. (2021) China2021          
141Yap and Lee (2020) Malaysia2020          
142Yi (2020) Korea2020         
143Yoon et al. (2013) Taiwan2013         
144Zhao et al. (2015) U.S2015          
145Zuo et al. (2017) Australia2017          
Totals111144414201

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