New Occupational Health Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (Occupational health management system:…

New Occupational Health Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (Occupational health management system: A study of expatriate construction professionals)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Fresh data on Occupational Health are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "Due to its direct impact on the safety and function of organizations, occupational health has been a concern of the construction industry for many years. The inherent complexity of occupational health management presents challenges that make a systems approach essential."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the City University of Hong Kong, "From a systems perspective, health is conceptualized as an emergent property of a system in which processes operating at the individual and organizational level are inextricably connected. Based on the fundamental behavior-to-performance-to-outcome (B-P-O) theory of industrial/organizational psychology, this study presents the development of an I-CB-HP-O (Input-Coping Behaviors-Health Performance-Outcomes) health management systems model spanning individual and organizational boundaries. The model is based on a survey of Hong Kong expatriate construction professionals working in Mainland China. Such professionals tend to be under considerable stress due not only to an adverse work environment with dynamic tasks, but also the need to confront the cross-cultural issues arising from expatriation. A questionnaire was designed based on 6 focus groups involving 44 participants, and followed by a pilot study. Of the 500 questionnaires distributed in the main study, 137 valid returns were received, giving a response rate of 27.4%. The data were analyzed using statistical techniques such as factor analysis, reliability testing, Pearson correlation analysis, multiple regression modeling, and structural equation modeling. Theories of coping behaviors and health performance tend to focus on the isolated causal effects of single factors and/or posits the model at single, individual level; while industrial practices on health management tend to focus on organizational policy and training."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "By developing the I-CB-HP-O health management system, incorporating individual, interpersonal, and organizational perspectives, this study bridges the gap between theory and practice while providing empirical support for a systems view of health management."

For more information on this research see: Occupational health management system: A study of expatriate construction professionals. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2016;93():280-290. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting I.Y.S. Chan, City University of Hong Kong, Dept. of Architecture & Civil Engn, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include M.Y. Leung and A.M.M. Liu.

Keywords for this news article include: Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, Asia, Occupational Health, City University of Hong Kong.

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