Construction Safety Culture and Climate: Satisfying Necessity for an Industry Framework

Al-Bayati, Ahmed Jalil; Albert, Alex; Ford, George

doi:10.1061/(asce)sc.1943-5576.0000452

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“…The construction industry has been recognized as the most hazardous industry [1]. The United States construction industry accounts for one in five fatalities, whereas the industry only accounts for roughly 4% of the United States workforce [2,3]. Figure 1 illustrates the construction share of fatalities and workforce presence between 2010 and 2018 and displays the disproportion between them [4,5].…”

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“…The construction industry has realized the importance of safety culture and climate in reducing fatalities and injuries [9,10]. Safety culture and climate have been categorized as leading indicators that help identify opportunities to improve safety management practices [2,7]. Unfortunately, construction safety culture and climate have not been fully utilized due to a lack of clarity as well as significant confusion over definitions and measurements [11].…”

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“…The lack of consistency in proposed definitions and measurements of construction safety culture and construction safety climate leads to the use of the terms interchangeably [2,12,13]; …”

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“…The supporting evidence for the relationship between safety culture and climate and safety performance in the construction industry suggests inconsistency [14];  Most of the current models and measurements do not capture the uniqueness of the construction industry [7]. For example, one of the industry's unique characteristics is that the upper management and safety personnel often oversee multiple projects that are geographically dispersed [2]. Similarly, subcontractors with different safety policies and standards are often engaged in one project [15].…”

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Impact of Construction Safety Culture and Construction Safety Climate on Safety Behavior and Safety Motivation

Al-Bayati

2021

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The construction industry is known for its disappointing safety performance. Therefore, rethinking current safety management frameworks is crucial. This study assesses a newly proposed construction safety culture and climate framework that aims to overcome the present ambiguity in the definitions and measurement of construction safety culture and construction safety climate. The goal is to provide a practical construction safety culture and safety climate framework that fits the construction industry’s needs. A survey was designed to validate the proposed framework and assess its influence on safety behavior and safety motivation. The survey was completed by 275 construction practitioners. The findings suggest that the construction safety culture initiates and maintains the construction safety climate. Similarly, the construction safety culture, which is represented by the actions of upper management and safety personnel, significantly contributes to higher levels of safety behavior and safety motivation, whereas the construction safety climate does not. Accordingly, this study highlights the importance of the construction safety culture’s influence on overall workplace culture. This study’s contribution to the body of knowledge is critical to improving construction workplaces’ overall safety performance. The findings can be strategically used by construction firms to address the construction industry’s higher rates of fatal and nonfatal injuries. Finally, the results obtained support the newly proposed framework of construction safety culture and climate, which, in turn, helps the industry better manage overall site safety.

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“…Nicole et al [ 54 ] proposed that the two major factors of safety climate in the construction industry should be the obligation of management (e.g., safety commitment, safety compliance, safety training) and workers’ safety participation. In 2008, NCA defined safety culture as “basic organizational principles, norms, commitments and values related to how safety and health work and their relative importance relative to other workplace goals” [ 55 ]. This is almost consistent with the obligation of management [ 54 ].…”

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Influencing Factors, Mechanism and Prevention of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review

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Unsafe behaviors of construction workers are one of the main causes of accidents at construction sites. The research on unsafe behaviors of workers helps to reduce the incidence of accidents and has attracted much attention. However, a systematic literature review in this field is still lacking, which hinders stakeholders’ comprehensive understanding of the unsafe behaviors of construction workers. Therefore, the aim of this study is to address this research gap based on retrieved literature from the Web of Science. First, the study conducted a descriptive analysis of the year, quantity, publishing organization, and keywords of the literature. In addition, three research topics were identified and discussed, including the influencing factors of construction workers’ unsafe behaviors, the formation mechanism of unsafe behaviors, and the pre-control methods of unsafe behaviors. Moreover, a research framework was proposed and future research directions were also suggested. The research findings promote stakeholders’ understanding of the influencing factors, formation mechanism, and pre-control methods of construction workers’ unsafe behaviors, and lead to future research directions in the studied field.

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The design of experimental courses in safety culture

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Construction Safety Culture and Climate: Satisfying Necessity for an Industry Framework

Cited by 41 publications

References 54 publications

Impact of Construction Safety Culture and Construction Safety Climate on Safety Behavior and Safety Motivation

Impact of Construction Safety Culture and Construction Safety Climate on Safety Behavior and Safety Motivation

Influencing Factors, Mechanism and Prevention of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review

The design of experimental courses in safety culture

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