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Dai, H, Cao, G and Su, H (2006) Management and Construction of the Three Gorges Project. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 615–9.
Dzeng, R (2006) Identifying a Design Management Package to Support Concurrent Design in Building Wafer Fabrication Facilities. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 606–14.
Ezeldin, A S and Sharara, L M (2006) Neural Networks for Estimating the Productivity of Concreting Activities. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 650–6.
Fang, D, Chen, Y and Wong, L (2006) Safety Climate in Construction Industry: A Case Study in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 573–84.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Safety; Construction industry; Climatic changes; Case reports; Hong Kong;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:6(573)
- Abstract:
Because of the characteristics of decentralization and mobility in the construction industry, safety culture is crucially important. A comprehensive safety climate questionnaire survey was conducted with all sites and employees of a leading construction company and its subcontractors in Hong Kong. In total, 4,719 records were returned from 54 sites. By means of factor analysis, a 15-factor structure that defines the dimensions of the safety climate has been extracted. Compared with previous research studies, the roles and influences of fellow workers, and safety resources on the safety climate are emphasized. The results also confirm the feasibility of exploring common factors of the safety climate in the construction industry. Through further analysis, logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between the safety climate and personal characteristics. Statistically significant relationships were found between safety climate and personal characteristics, including gender, marital status, education level, number of family members to support, safety knowledge, drinking habits, direct employer, and individual safety behavior. This research is a case study and the results are derived from the data of one company, but the methodology of this research may be useful as a model for further research, and the findings may provide useful information for construction managers and safety practitioners in the construction industry to improve their safety culture.
Hegab, M, Smith, G R and Salem, O M (2006) Soil Penetration Modeling in Microtunneling Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 598–605.
Huang, R and Sun, K (2006) Non-Unit-Based Planning and Scheduling of Repetitive Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 585–97.
Khalafallah, A and El-Rayes, K (2006) Minimizing Construction-Related Hazards in Airport Expansion Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 562–72.
Lo, T Y, Fung, I W and Tung, K C (2006) Construction Delays in Hong Kong Civil Engineering Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 636–49.
Nassar, K M and Hegab, M Y (2006) Developing a Complexity Measure for Project Schedules. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 554–61.
Yi, K and Langford, D (2006) Scheduling-Based Risk Estimation and Safety Planning for Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 626–35.
Zhao, T and Fu, C C (2006) Infrastructure Development and Expansion under Uncertainty: A Risk-Preference-Based Lattice Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(06), 620–5.