Abstract
Despite the rapid growth of the Indonesian construction industry and its significance to the national economy, health and safety in the industry remains poor. This research focuses on safety climate, a popular indicator of health and safety performance that has not been adequately investigated in the Indonesian construction industry despite the size of the country and the poor health and safety record of the industry. Specifically, this research aims to compare the safety climate levels in infrastructure and building projects and identify factors that account for their differences or similarities. A safety climate questionnaire was distributed to respondents working in an infrastructure project and two medium-rise building projects, where 311 respondents participated in total. The findings show that the building projects have a higher level of safety climate than the safety climate in the infrastructure project despite the fact that the infrastructure project was managed by a joint venture involving international contractors known for their health and safety commitment. We argue that project complexity is the main factor responsible for explaining this difference. Complex projects require stringent enforcement of health and safety rules and procedures, and supportive work environments conducive for health and safety implementation.
Highlights
As the largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia’s economy is robust and growing by more than 5% annually
The Indonesian Government, recognising the need to improve its health and safety records, further issued Government Regulation No 50 on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management Systems in 2012, which requires the establishment of OSH management systems in every organisation employing 100 workers or more or that has a high level of potential hazard [3]
Is there any significant difference between safety climate levels in infrastructure and building projects in Indonesia? Second, what are potential factors that explain their differences or similarities? As such, the objectives of the research are to, first, determine whether there is any difference between the safety climate level in an infrastructure project and the level in building projects in the Indonesian construction industry, and, second, to discuss potential factors that may be responsible for their differences or similarities
Summary
As the largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia’s economy is robust and growing by more than 5% annually. The Indonesian Government recognises the importance of the construction industry in supporting economic growth and in improving the social and economic infrastructure of the country. The government’s commitment on infrastructure development is reflected in the infrastructure budget which has been increased by 30% annually on average since 2015 [2]. This rapid growth, if not managed carefully, can have detrimental effects on health and safety performance. The Indonesian Government, recognising the need to improve its health and safety records, further issued Government Regulation No 50 on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management Systems in 2012, which requires the establishment of OSH management systems in every organisation employing 100 workers or more or that has a high level of potential hazard [3]. There are other regulations and procedures that cover various aspects of OSH or provide details on how to implement the laws
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