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Aidoo, I, Fugar, F, Adinyira, E and Ansah, N B (2023) Assessing the level of resilience in construction safety management systems in the Ghanaian construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 217-42.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Ghana; resilience; occupational health and safety; risk management
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  • URL: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc-04-22-0086
  • Abstract:
    The traditional safety management approach is a control-oriented approach that seeks to direct and control workers to complete the expected company safety standards and regulations. This approach to safety management is partially compatible with the growing complexity of contemporary organisations. Therefore, a more comprehensive and modern approach to safety management is necessary, hence, the resilience management system. This study is part of a PhD programme. The study’s objective was to establish the level of resilience capabilities of construction safety management systems (SMSs) in Ghana’s construction industry. The targeted respondents were health and safety (HS) managers, managing directors, project managers, site engineers and construction managers of D1K1, D2K2, D3K3 and D4K4 construction companies. The list of 144 construction companies surveyed in this study was obtained from the Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors Ghana and deemed to be in good standing. The study used purposive sampling techniques to reach out to the respondents. Descriptive statistics, a one-sample t-test, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and its post hoc test and the resilience analysis grid (RAG) were employed. The results revealed that out of the seven SMSs assessed, only “policy” measured up to the acceptable level of resilience, thus establishing that the entire safety management system (SMS) is not resilient. These findings have empirically established that SMSs in the Ghanaian construction industry are not resilient. The results further highlight the necessity for contractors and stakeholders to switch from a conventional safety management strategy to a more proactive safety management approach and to establish a customised method to a more robust safety management system.

Aminorlah, A I, Rahim, N A, Mohamed, Z and Mazlan, A N (2023) Critical delay factors in typical physical projects: The case of the ministry of home affairs in Malaysia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 57-79.

Amoah, A, Berbegal-Mirabent, J and Marimon, F (2023) National cultural dimensions and their impact on construction project management in developing countries: The case of Ghana. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 163-87.

Asiedu, E M and Mkansi, M (2023) Critical factors contributing to budget overruns in ghana’s telecommunication industry construction projects. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 265-93.

Awodele, I A, Mewomo, M C and Eze, E C (2023) Inhibitors to the adoption of building information modelling in modular construction: A case study of the Nigerian construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 19-36.

Dosumu, O S, Mahame, C, Niyitegeka, S and Hahiirwuwambaza, J A (2023) Applications and challenges of adopting the internet of things (IoT) in the Rwandan construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 81-100.

Jibrin, I M and Aminu, S M (2023) Information technology as catalyst for value re-engineering implementation in the Nigerian construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 189-216.

Moyo, T and Chigara, B (2023) Factors affecting the competence of quantity surveying professionals in Zimbabwe. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 1-17.

Ojo, A E, Ammasoma, D and Adelakun, J O (2023) Responsiveness of the construction sector to fiscal policy in Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 121-37.

Okoro, C, Nnaji, C, Chileshe, N and Tembo, J (2023) Perceptions of public-private partnerships transportation project success factors in developing countries: An explanatory sequential investigation. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 295-327.

Omar, M R, Ayob, A, Zakaria, M H, Rahim, N S A, Mokhtar, H, Rani, H A and Rahman, F A (2023) Perspective of construction building professionals on low-carbon materials in Malaysia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 139-62.

Saqib, G, Hassan, M U and Zubair, M U (2023) Barriers to incident reporting in the pakistani construction industry: An exploratory factor analysis approach. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 243-64.

Sierra, F and Rodboonpha, C (2023) Building information modelling implementation models in Thailand: Drivers, benefits, barriers and lessons learned. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 37-55.

Tehami, M and Seddiki, M (2023) Investigation toward the adoption of building information modelling in Algeria from architects’ perspective. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 329-52.

Wibowo, A and Hartiati, D (2023) Value-for-money drivers in public-private partnerships in affordable housing in Indonesia: An analytic network process perspective. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 101-19.