Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the impact of safety climate on safety behaviour with the mediating role of safety attitude and mediating role of safety-specific transformational leadership. Data were collected from 294 respondents from different construction projects in Pakistan. The study employed an analytical descriptive approach as its research methodology. The results revealed that safety climate exhibits a significant positive correlation with safety behaviour in projects, as well as with safety attitude. Moreover, the findings demonstrated that safety attitude and safety-specific transformational leadership do not mediate the relationship between safety climate and safety behaviour in projects. In this study, the implications for the project managers and employees as well as future research directions are discussed.
Highlights
In Pakistan, the largest and most important sector that has consistently demonstrated the highest number of employment opportunities is the construction sector (Maqsoom, Charoenngam and Awais, 2013)
We argue that if proper safety climate prevails in the project environment, the responses of the subordinates will be favourable and it may become part of their behaviour
This study aimed to investigate the impact of safety climate on safety behaviour with the mediating mechanism and interacting effect of safety-specific transformational leadership
Summary
In Pakistan, the largest and most important sector that has consistently demonstrated the highest number of employment opportunities is the construction sector (Maqsoom, Charoenngam and Awais, 2013). According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2016–17 (2017), the growth of construction industry has increased from 9.05% in 2016 to 14.6% in 2017. Construction has been ranked as the third most injury-prone industry; paradoxically, its employment rate is the highest among others. The safety and health standards in construction projects have become an international concern (Maiti and Choi, 2019). Safety climate in construction industry is unsatisfactory in developing countries, such as Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh, creating environmental risk (Rana and Bhatti, 2018; Iqbal et al, 2015). The main reason for the unsatisfactory environment of construction projects is the lack
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