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Hu, X and Liu, C (2018) Measuring efficiency, effectiveness and overall performance in the Chinese construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 780–97.

Newaz, M T, Davis, P R, Jefferies, M and Pillay, M (2018) Developing a safety climate factor model in construction research and practice. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 738–57.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Management; Construction; Construction site; Construction safety;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-02-2017-0038
  • Abstract:
    Safety climate and its impact on safety performance is well established; however, researchers in this field suggest that the absence of a common assessment framework is a reflection of the state of development of this concept. The purpose of this paper is to propose a five-factor model that can be used to diagnose and measure safety climate in construction safety research and practice. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was adopted, and following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, 574 articles were selected at the start of the study based on a developed review protocol for investigating safety climate factors. While examining the factor analysis of different studies, data reliability and data validity of the individual research findings were considered and frequency of factors uploaded was used to determine the significance as a quantitative measure to develop the ranking of safety climate factors. Findings The review identified that, from the established measures of safety climate in construction, there is little uniformity on factor importance. However, management commitment safety system role of the supervisor; workers’ involvement and group safety climate were found to be the most common across the studies reviewed. It is proposed these factors are used to inform a five-factor model for investigating safety climate in the construction industry. Originality/value The findings of this study will motivate researchers and practitioners in safety to use the five-factor safety climate model presented in this paper and test it to develop a common factor structure for the construction industry. The fact that the model is comprised of five factors makes it easier to be used and implemented by small-to medium-sized construction companies, therefore enhancing its potential use.

Oke, A E (2018) Bonding capability of Nigerian contracting firms. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 707–20.

Tripathi, K K and Jha, K N (2018) Application of fuzzy preference relation for evaluating success factors of construction organisations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 758–79.

Umeokafor, N (2018) An investigation into public and private clients’ attitudes, commitment and impact on construction health and safety in Nigeria. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 798–815.

Yan, X and Kim, Y (2018) A conceptual framework of ITSMCA for a building collapse accident. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 721–37.

Yang, R J, Jayasuriya, S, Gunarathna, C, Arashpour, M, Xue, X and Zhang, G (2018) The evolution of stakeholder management practices in Australian mega construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 690–706.