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Abdel-Monem, M and Hegazy, T (2013) Enhancing Construction As-Built Documentation Using Interactive Voice Response. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 895–8.
Aljassmi, H and Han, S (2013) Analysis of Causes of Construction Defects Using Fault Trees and Risk Importance Measures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 870–80.
Chen, L and Fong, P S W (2013) Visualizing Evolution of Knowledge Management Capability in Construction Firms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 839–51.
Chen, Q and Jin, R (2013) Multilevel Safety Culture and Climate Survey for Assessing New Safety Program. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 805–17.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Construction industry; Safety; Climates; Safety culture; Safety climate; Safety program; Focus 4 Hazards;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000659
- Abstract:
Construction safety culture is becoming a typical proactive safety performance measurement and strategy for safety improvement. However, there is no accepted industry wide definition for safety culture. There is also no clear distinction between safety culture and safety climate. So far, little research has investigated how safety programs can be developed to improve safety culture and climate, which in turn can be used to assess the effectiveness of these programs. This paper presents a study that examined the multilevel safety culture and climate to assess a newly launched safety program. Specifically, three different questionnaires were used to survey 71 top executives, 229 site management personnel, and 350 field workers, respectively. This study found wide acceptance of the program across all three groups, strong management accountability in enforcing safety, and a positive general safety climate among workers. The results demonstrated the program’s overall effectiveness in building positive safety culture and climate despite a few identified weaknesses. Based on these findings and insightful employee feedback, this paper offers generalized recommendations to help industry practitioners develop high-quality safety programs. The presented survey instruments and analysis methods can also be used to holistically assess safety programs and related safety culture and climate.
Chi, S, Han, S and Kim, D Y (2013) Relationship between Unsafe Working Conditions and Workers’ Behavior and Impact of Working Conditions on Injury Severity in U.S. Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 826–38.
Dai, F and Lu, M (2013) Three-Dimensional Modeling of Site Elements by Analytically Processing Image Data Contained in Site Photos. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 881–94.
El-Abbasy, M S, Zayed, T, Ahmed, M, Alzraiee, H and Abouhamad, M (2013) Contractor Selection Model for Highway Projects Using Integrated Simulation and Analytic Network Process. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 755–67.
El-Diraby, T E (2013) Domain Ontology for Construction Knowledge. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 768–84.
Hare, B, Cameron, I, Real, K J and Maloney, W F (2013) Exploratory Case Study of Pictorial Aids for Communicating Health and Safety for Migrant Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 818–25.
Liu, Y S, Zhao, X F and Liao, Y P (2013) Market Structure, Ownership Structure, and Performance of China’s Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 852–7.
Migliaccio, G C, Guindani, M, D’Incognito, M and Zhang, L (2013) Empirical Assessment of Spatial Prediction Methods for Location Cost-Adjustment Factors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 858–69.
Rezazadeh Azar, E, Dickinson, S and McCabe, B (2013) Server-Customer Interaction Tracker: Computer Vision–Based System to Estimate Dirt-Loading Cycles. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 785–94.
Zhang, L, He, J and Zhou, S (2013) Sharing Tacit Knowledge for Integrated Project Team Flexibility: Case Study of Integrated Project Delivery. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(07), 795–804.