Human Factors and Workplace Well-Being: An Empirical Analysis in Construction Work

Abstract

AbstractThe construction sector workplace is different from other workplaces and complex in nature. Such workplaces are unorganized and have poor workplace well-being with various safety and health issues, dissatisfaction among workers, and poor quality of work life. Human factors such as job stress, safety orientation of the workers, work engagement, worker’s agility, and spirituality at workplace are the potential factors contributing largely to an unsafe work environment leading to poor workplace well-being. This study aims to explore the potential role of human factors in workplace well-being at construction sites. Primary data were collected through questionnaire surveys from workers working on construction sites. The data were analyzed with the help of the statistical tool SPSS AMOS 22. The results indicated that human factors such as safety orientation, spirituality at work, work engagement, and workers’ agility significantly predict workplace well-being at construction sites. This study will help the workers to enhance their well-being at work. It will help the supervisors, managers and contractors to devise strategies for their workplace.KeywordsWorkplace well-beingHuman factorsSpiritualitySafety orientationAgility