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Sammanfattning: Title: “You don’t do it to be safe, you do it to get it done” – Construction workers’ experiences of safety in the workplace linked to the risk of accidents resulting in injury or death Author: Anna Lundquist Program: Occupational Health Sciences 60 credits. Master thesis in Occupational Health Sciences 15 credits. University of Gävle Background: Construction workers work in high risk environments, where a combination of factors contribute to increase the risk of accidents resulting in injury or death. Between 2009 and 2018, 89 accidents resulting in death happened in the Swedish construction business, but despite this there is a lack of research on the subject. That is why it is important to explore construction workers’ experiences of safety and risks in the workplace. Aim: The aim of this study is to explore construction workers’ experiences of safety and risks linked to accidents resulting in injury or death. Method: Eight construction workers were recruited to the study. Semi-structured interviews were done over telephone with the eight construction workers, after which the interviews were transcribed and analyzed using a qualitative content analysis. Result: The overall theme that was identified from the experiences of the construction workers concerned health factors and risk factors in the workplace. Health factors such as participation, communication and preparation fit within the health factors, while physical and social risk factors, time pressure and vulnerability fit within the risk factors. Conclusion: This study has described construction workers’ experiences of safety and risks in the workplace, but the area is still unexplored. Further research is needed to chart construction workers’ experiences of safety and risks more clearly. In future, interventions can be adapted to decrease construction workers’ risks of accidents resulting in injury and death for both individuals and groups.