Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2025, 15(5), 2025-183
A Comparison of Construction Accident Cognition: A Case Study of Construction Managers
1
Associate Professor, Department of Building Construction Science,
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, E-mail: srokooei@caad.msstate.edu
(corresponding author).
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Building Construction
Science, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, E-mail:
mgarshasby@caad.msstate.edu
Project Management
Received February 19, 2025; revised June 17, 2025; August 25, 2025; accepted August 25, 2025
Available online November 25, 2025
Abstract: Construction programs utilize a variety of delivery methods for content transfer. The type and format of each method entail advantages and disadvantages and are typically selected based on the nature of the content and available resources. Hands-on training is a favored method in construction education, as it provides various learning opportunities for students to engage in situations similar to real-world scenarios. Despite the favorable attitude among students, hands-on activities pose challenges and risks for administration and class management. Students’ safety and health are among the challenges that instructors of project-based courses are continuously cognizant of and should plan for. Any hazardous activity throughout the training process may put students' short- or long-term health at risk. The two first-year studios in the construction program at Mississippi State University offer students rich hands-on activities in which they design and build modular houses. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the ergonomic posture of students during their physical activities and compare safe behavioral postures between genders. To reach this objective, a study was conducted in the summer and fall of 2024 in which a series of videos and pictures were recorded and analyzed using specialized software. The outcomes of the analyses were used to compare the safe posture and behaviors of construction students in male and female categories. The results indicated that both genders exhibited unsafe and hazardous postures in selected activities, despite differences in the safe status of body parts. The findings of this study help construction instructors and administrators to design and develop modules and guidelines for hands-on activities to ensure the health and well-being of current students and future professionals in the field of construction.
Keywords: Posture, safety, ergonomic status, musculoskeletal disorders.
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Citation: Rokooei, S. and Garshasby, M. (2025). Comparative Ergonomic Analysis of Construction Students’ Postures During Hands-on Training Activities. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 15(5), 2025-183.
DOI:
10.32738/JEPPM-2025-183
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