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EXPORT DATE: 19 June 2026

@CONFERENCE{Liu2026,
author={Liu, Min and Alves, Thais da C. L. and He, Weilin },
editor={Hamzeh, Farook and Poshdar, Mani and Garcia-Lopez,, Nelly P. },
title={Analysis of suicide rates in construction and how lean can help reverse the trends}, 
journal={Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)}, 
booktitle={Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)}, 
year={2026},
pages={390-401},
url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/2530},
doi={10.24928/2026/0233},
affiliation={Professor, Abdallah H. Yabroudi Endowed Prof. in Sustainable Civil Infrastructure, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng., Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, NY 13244, USA, mliu92@syr.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-3070-7109 ; Professor, AGC-Paul S. Roel Chair in Construction Eng.& Mgmt., Civil, Construction & Env. Eng. Dept., San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA, talves@sdsu.edu, orcid.org/0000-0001-7928-9190 ; PhD Student, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng., Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, NY 13244, USA, hweilin@syr.edu, orcid.org/0009-0001-2881-7499 },
abstract={Suicide rates in Construction are among the highest in the industry, a problem that appears to have been amplified after the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper presents an analysis of data obtained from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2003 to 2023, including 27,388 deaths by suicide across the top five occupations where these deaths occurred. The authors present the data and discuss potential solutions based on another study which points out how Lean Construction tools and practices can improve the sense of belonging in construction projects. },
author_keywords={Construction workers, suicide, belongingness, stress, depression. },
address={Singapore, Singapore },
issn={2789-0015 },
publisher={ },
language={English},
document_type={Conference Paper},
source={IGLC},
}