위험성평가의 실효성이 건설근로자의 안전행동에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The Ministry of Employment and Labor, in November 2022, announced a major accident reduction roadmap, aiming to reduce the fatality and injury rate to the level of OECD advanced countries by revamping risk assessments as a key tool for accident prevention and recurrence prevention. They cited the difficulty and lack of proper implementation of risk assessments, as well as low worker participation, as major issues. This study aims to investigate how the effectiveness of risk assessment influences workers' safety behavior, and contribute to the foundational data for enhancing the effectiveness of risk assessments. The study surveyed 250 workers at construction sites in Seoul, Gyeonggi to examine the relationship between the effectiveness of risk assessments and safety behavior, as well as the mediating effects of perceived risk factors. Data analysis was conducted using the statistical analysis program JAMOVI, and structural equation modeling was employed to verify the hypotheses. The results indicated that the effectiveness of risk assessments significantly influenced safety behavior (β=0.135, p=0.01), and perceived risk factors played a mediating role in the relationship between the effectiveness of risk assessments and safety behavior (β=0.269, p<.001). These findings suggest that enhancing the effectiveness of risk assessments requires providing workers with education on risk assessments and utilizing consulting services from external safety experts or safety organizations.