Abstract

AbstractVarious safety management systems (SMS) have been introduced to the construction industry as a formal means of managing site safety. There are several shortcomings with the current perspective of SMS which is implemented among construction projects. Firstly, the focus is exclusively on contractors and their performance on safety related factors. However, safety is not only the contractors’ responsibility but should involve owners as well. Secondly, current SMS presents a fixed set of safety related factors and activities which does not account for the diversity of projects and organizations in construction industry. Lastly, current methods of SMS auditing take a check-and-verify approach and miss customization and development opportunities. This paper proposes an alternative view of SMS based on the well-established Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) framework. The proposal includes owners as active participants/stakeholders during the development of SMS, and allows flexibility during the implementation of SMS. The framework encourages a shift perspective from SMS factor and activity auditing to system development in terms of capability and maturity. This promotes a long term view of SMS development beyond a single project and fosters development of safety management capability within the construction industry.KeywordsCapabilityConstruction safetyMaturitySafety management system

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