Why Do Accidents Happen? A Critical Review on the Evolution of the Construction Accident Causation Models

Construction accident rates have remained unacceptably high in Hong Kong. Despite huge sums of money invested in implementing safety tools by contractors and developers, the total compensation remains high. Likewise construction academics have developed many accident causation models in an attempt to find out causes of accidents. This paper aims at reviewing the evolution of construction accident causation models in tandem with development in technology and procurement methods.

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