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Agyem-Bediako, S F (2007) Management commitment to safety among multinational construction companies in developing countries: A case of Ghana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Massachusetts Lowell.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: population; injury; policy; safety; training; construction worker; employee; Ghana; case study; interview
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/304847924
- Abstract:
Multinational construction companies have huge capital and better management knowledge than local contractors; hence, in some cases their level of performance is also better. The objective of this study was to investigate the perception of workers from four multinational construction companies on the level of management commitment to safety at their workplaces. The study was designed to answer the following questions: what is the perceived level of management commitment to safety among employees of the four participating companies? does a relationship exist between safety index (made up of 10 determinants) and injury rates? and do multinational construction companies have safety and health policies? Three hundred seventy eight construction workers and managers were surveyed. In addition to the survey, the investigator interviewed eight management safety representatives and 12 union labor representatives from 12 sites. The data obtained was presented using descriptive statistics, tables, graphs, pictures, and statistical parameters such as ANOVA and point-biserial. The results suggest a high level of management commitment to safe working environment among multinational construction companies in Ghana, a less developed nation. The Safety Index was identified as a significant predictor of Injuries. Age, unlike Safety training, did not confound the relationship between safety index and injury rates. Further, the multinational construction companies in Ghana have safety policies and procedures, but they are not used effectively. The study resulted in two policy recommendations. First, safety training programs and safety awareness signs and notices should be improved as a means of improving the presence of management commitment as perceived by workers. Secondly, supervisors should be trained to have positive safety-oriented attitudes that could improve the perceived management commitment, and also to serve as effective links in channeling the safety requirement to management. The use of the survey, the population size, and the number of companies observed are the main limitations of the study. Further, the study did not sample only artisans and causal workers because a case study of such nature was aimed at acquiring both the views of managers and workers on issues, to help verify the validity of answers obtained.
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