Abstract
The occupational injury death rate and mortality ratio owing to cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases in the construction industry are the highest among all industries in Taiwan. Reducing work stress and improving safety behavior is a must for reducing occupational disasters and diseases. Construction site management personnel’s safety behavior is an important paradigm for construction workers. This study explored the relationships among work stress, safety behavior, professional identity, social status perception, and social support for construction site management personnel by using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated that low work stress can lead to favorable safety behavior. Greater company support, family support, and professional identity reduce work stress. Social status perception negatively influences work stress indirectly through the mediation of professional identity. The results revealed that construction site management personnel working within an exempt employee system (i.e., no overtime pay and compensatory leave) exhibited a significantly higher effort/reward ratio than those without this system. Gender, headquarter location, and site location also significantly influenced the on-site management personnel’s effort/reward ratio.
Highlights
According to the latest statistics compiled by Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor, the occupational injury death rate per thousand and occupational fatal injury rate per thousand in the construction industry are both the highest among all industries in Taiwan [1]
This study examined construction site management personnel’s recognition of their occupations, social perception of their own careers, and support from family and society to explore the impact of these factors on their work stress
This study explored relationships among construction site management personnel’s work stress, safety behavior, professional identity, social support, and social status perception
Summary
According to the latest statistics compiled by Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor, the occupational injury death rate per thousand (excluding traffic accidents) and occupational fatal injury rate per thousand in the construction industry are both the highest among all industries in Taiwan [1]. The rate of occupational disasters in the construction industry is four to five times higher than that of manufacturing industry [1]. The statistics from the Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor, Taiwan, show that from 2010 to 2019 the number of deaths due to cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases in the construction industry was ranked in the top five among all industries, accounting for 9.2% of deaths due to occupational diseases [2]. On-site environments in the construction industry are complex and dangerous and involve higher operating risks than those in other industries. Related work patterns, including irregular working hours, long-term overtime work, and noisy working environment, result
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