Risk Perception and Risk-Taking Behavior of Construction Site Dumper Drivers

In the UK construction site haven cause more serious accidents than any other type of construction plant. Previous research has indicated that driver behaviar plays a pivotal role in the vast majority these accidents. This study used a paired comparison technique to explore dumper thaws' and subject matter experts (SMEs') risk perception and as relationship to risk-taking behaviour, It was found that driver risk perception significantly differed from measures of "objective risk", derived from accident data and also from SMEs' risk perception Furthermore, drivers still engaged in undertaking perceived high risk behaviors The results suggest that driver risk perception was linked to the "perceived dread" of an accident, rather than us likelihood and that risk-taking behavior was often driven by situational factors, such as site safety lilies or the behavior of other personnel on the sue, together with an Opera, ching culture that prioritizes production over safety