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Ahmad, R K and Gibb, A G F (2003) Measuring safety culture with SPMT: field-data. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 29–44.
Aranda, G and Finch, E (2003) Using repertory grids to measure changes in risk-taking behaviour. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 101–14.
Haupt, T C (2003) A study of management attitudes to a performance approach to construction worker safety. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 87–100.
Hinze, J and Godfrey, R (2003) An Evaluation of Safety Performance Measures for Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 5–15.
Lingard, H and Yesilyurt, Z (2003) The Effect of Attitudes on the Occupational Safety Actions of Australian Construction Workers: The Results of a Field Study. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 59–69.
Mohamed, S (2003) Adaptation of the balanced scorecard to measure organizational safety culture. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 45–57.
Trethewy, R W (2003) OHS performance: improved indicators for construction contractors. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 17–27.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: sfety measurement; OHS performance indicators
- ISBN/ISSN: 1609-9451
- URL: http://www.worldscinet.com/jcr/04/0401/S160994510300025X.html
- Abstract:
Past measurement indicators of OHS performance have been preoccupied with the negative consequence of workplace injuries and illness rather than measures that gauge "actual" safety in the workplace. In Australia and other parts of the world common measures have been lost time injury frequency rate and incidence rate. Such measures, in isolation, are generally now regarded as inadequate in providing any meaningful information to help reduce the cause of workplace injury or illness. In Australia, as in other parts of the world, contractors comprise an increasing proportion of the workforce, i.e.?up to 95% in industries like construction. This type of labor arrangement diminishes accuratev assessment of safety performance through the myriad of complex contract arrangements typically encountered. Therefore, to accurately measure safety in a work environment predominantly consisting of contracted labor, indicators must be capable of gauging both contractor performance as well as overall workplace management of safety.
Trethewy, R W, Atkinson, M and Falls, B (2003) Improved Hazard Identification for Contractors in the Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Research, 4(01), 71–85.