Abstract
Due to safety issues in the construction industry, interest in research on occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations remains high. Previous studies indicated that OSH regulations not only affect performance in and of themselves, but also indirectly by increasing awareness of such regulations. Studies also demonstrated that OSH regulation can affect innovation and corporate safety. However, the effect of OSH regulation on innovation remains unclear, as the relationship between the perception of OSH regulation and innovation is not fully understood. This study measures the innovation efficiency of companies in the Korean construction industry using data envelopment analysis (DEA), and investigates the relationship between innovation efficiency and companies’ perceptions of OSH regulations. Results indicate that companies that positively recognize OSH regulations tend to be more innovative than those that do not. This study also validates differences in innovation efficiency depending on the perception of OSH regulations by bootstrap DEA. The results of this study suggest appropriate strategies to promote innovation in the construction industry from the perspectives of both government and practitioners in firms.
Highlights
According to the International Labour Organization [1], the number of workers dying from workplace accidents and work-related diseases each year is estimated to reach2.78 million, with 374 million additional workers suffering from nonfatal occupational accidents
This study validates differences in innovation efficiency depending on the perception of occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations by bootstrap data envelopment analysis (DEA)
South Korean government-established safety-management tasks, construction-site safety management, and the assessment of safety management at all stages of construction are based on guidelines for safety management in construction projects and safety-management manuals distributed to all participants in construction projects [3]
Summary
2.78 million, with 374 million additional workers suffering from nonfatal occupational accidents. Such accidents are prevalent in the construction industry, due to its unique characteristics [2]. According to the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport [3], vulnerable areas such as small private sites still exist in blind spots of safety management, where safety issues are caused by the indifference of construction executives. Such safety issues in the construction industry are not limited to
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