Safety Behavior Of Workers Research Articles

Exploring the Internal Influence Mechanism of Group Safety Behavior of Construction Workers: Qualitative Method Approach

Exploring the Internal Influence Mechanism of Group Safety Behavior of Construction Workers: Qualitative Method Approach

How does psychosocial safety climate affect safety behavior in the construction industry? A cross-level analysis

IntroductionThe unsafe work of construction workers directly contributes to frequent accidents in workplaces. However, the factors influencing the safety behavior of Chinese construction workers are not yet clear.MethodsData from 381 construction workers were analyzed to test our hypotheses.This study aimed to investigate the impact of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) on safety behavior through a cross-level model, focusing on the mediating role of psychological resilience and the moderating effect of safety-related stress.ResultsThe results indicated that (1) PSC was positively associated with psychological resilience and safety behavior; (2) psychological resilience mediated the relationship between PSC and safety behavior; (3) the link between PSC and safety behavior was negatively influenced by safety-related stress; and (4) all three sub-dimensions of safety-related stress moderated the effect of PSC on safety participation.DiscussionThese findings elucidate the mechanisms underlying the connection between PSC, psychological resilience, safety-related stress, and safety behavior from a multi-level perspective. Additionally, strategies for enhancing the safety behavior of construction workers were discussed.

Evaluating the effects of safety incentives on worker safety behavior control through image-based activity classification.

Construction worker safety remains a major concern even as task automation increases. Although safety incentives have been introduced to encourage safety compliance, it is still difficult to accurately measure the effectiveness of these measures. A simple count of accident rates and lower numbers do not necessarily mean that workers are properly complying with safety regulations. To address this problem, this study proposes an image-based approach to monitor moment-by-moment worker safety behavior and evaluate the effects of different safety incentive scenarios. By capturing workers' safety behaviors using a model integrated with OpenPose and spatiotemporal graph convolutional network, this study evaluated the effects of safety-incentive scenarios on workers' compliance with rules while on the job. The safety incentive scenarios in this study were designed as 1) varying the type (i.e., providing rewards and penalties) of incentives and 2) varying the frequency of feedback about ones' own compliance status during tasks. The effects of the scenarios were compared to the average compliance rates of three safety regulations (i.e., personal protective equipment self-monitoring hazard avoidance, and arranging the safety hook) for each scenario. The results show that 1) rewarding a good-compliance is more effective when there is no feedback on compliance status, and 2) penalizing non-compliance is more effective when there are three feedbacks during the tasks. This study provides a more accurate assessment of safety incentives and their effectiveness by focusing on safe behaviors to promote safety compliance among construction workers.

The Cross-Cutting Effects of Age Expectation and Safety Value on Construction Worker Safety Behavior: A Multidimensional Analysis

This research investigates how age expectation (AE) influences construction worker safety behavior (CWSB) by utilizing self-validation theory (SVT). Using structural equation modeling (SEM) and data from 391 Chinese construction workers, we found that components of AE, such as physical health expectation (PHE), mental health expectation (MHE), and cognitive function expectation (CFE), positively impact CWSB. Safety value (SV), including safety risk perception (SRP) and safety attitude (SA), mediates these effects. The study provides theoretical insights and practical guidance for enhancing CWSB through interventions on AE, supporting sustainable growth and workforce quality in the construction industry.

A Bayesian network model integrating organizational, individual and psychological factors for strengthening construction worker safety behavior

Objectives. Construction worker safety behavior (CWSB) may be affected by a confluence of multilevel and interrelated factors. Cultivating and maintaining CWSB is vital for improving construction safety. Current studies focus on organization-level or individual-level CWSB antecedents. However, few studies have examined the influence of psychological factors on CWSB, thereby reducing the joint effects of multilevel factors on CWSB. Methods. To determine effective strategies for strengthening CWSB, this study adopted the Bayesian network technique to explore the interrelationships between CWSB and its antecedent factors. A Bayesian belief network model was developed and trained with data collected from Chinese construction workers, which connected organizational, individual and psychological factors with CWSB. Results. According to the sensitivity analysis, safety knowledge, safety climate and psychological capital are the three most significant influencing factors for CWSB. A combined strategy that enhances safety knowledge, safety climate and communication competence simultaneously is the most effective option for strengthening CWSB. The validation and robustness of the network showed good accuracy for safety behavior judgment. Conclusion. This study proposes an alternative way to improve safety behavior by identifying its interactive causes and illustrates the importance of initiating systematic safety measures, which may help to mitigate the problem of safety plateau.

RETRACTED: Critical safety climate dimensions for improved safety behavior: perspectives of construction workers

Although extensive research has been conducted to explain the high accident rates in the Indian construction industry, studies focusing on the contributions of the prevailing safety climate as an enabler of such incidences remain sparse. Safety climate plays a crucial role in shaping workers’ safety behaviors. Therefore, eliciting the perspectives of construction workers concerning safety climate dimensions that are critical for engendering improved safety behavior will provide valuable insights into the dimensions required to sustain the desired safety performance levels on construction sites. This study adopted a sequential mixed-methods research design. Purposively selected respondents and interviewees were surveyed and interviewed at various intervals. The study established that safety climate dimensions, such as effective leadership, effective communication, consultation, training, resources, incentives, and recognition, are critical in improving safety behavior among construction workers. The results of this study have significant implications for practice and knowledge, as they provide an approach for assessing the impact of different safety climate dimensions on the safety behavior of construction workers in India. Understanding these dimensions will lead to a framework for managing these challenges and improving construction safety performance. The study reported in this paper remains one of the few studies seeking to explore the impact of safety-climate dimensions on worker safety behavior in the construction industry.

A critical review of the feasibility of emerging technologies for improving safety behavior on construction sites

Introduction: Advancements in the modern construction industry have contributed to the development of a range of technology-based interventions to improve the safety behavior of front-line construction workers. Notwithstanding the extensive research on safety behavior, there is still a paucity of research on assessing technology interventions of safety behavior to provide an overview of their strengths and limitations. The present study aims to bridge this gap in the literature and identify the main trends of research. Method: A systematic review and critical content analysis are adopted to capture an overview of the state of knowledge on safety behavior technologies. As a result of searching Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases in the period from Jan 2010 to Feb 2023, a total of 359 potential studies went through the systematic screening process and finally, 48 representative studies were selected followed by an assessment of the feasibility and applicability of the safety behavior technologies. Results: It was found that safety behavior technology is characterized by seven technologies including virtual-reality simulation (T1), eye-tracking technology (T2), prediction modeling of safety behavior (T3), computer-based training (T4), drone/sensor-based hazard monitoring (T5), vision-based behavior monitoring (T6), and real-time positioning (T7). Conclusions: This research improves understanding of the status of safety behavior technologies and provides a critical review of their feasibility from the perspective of four assessment criteria including application, limitation, benefit, and feasibility. Practical applications: The categorizations of technologies add value to the body of knowledge in terms of generic requirements for their implementation and adaptation on construction sites.

Accident Analysis Using Case Studies of Finger Injuries at PT X Mining Company in 2020-2022

Mining activities are known as high-risk working environments and operational activities, they are categorized as one of the most dangerous activities in modern industry today. The mining industry ranks among the highest producers of injuries and lost working days. There are many types of injuries that contribute to this lost working days, finger injury is one of them. Fingers are reported to be one of the most injured body parts. This research carried out on a mining company in Indonesia, PT X, within a period of three years (2020-2022). Statistical analysis was performed to look for patterns of finger injury based on year of occurrence, classification, type, and source of injury, number of lost working days, type of employee, and business unit involved. There is an alarming upward trend in the number of finger injuries and lost working days resulting from them, although overall the number of injuries has decreased. This calls for immediate preventive measures to focus on finger injuries and focuses on changing worker behavior towards safe work behavior, applied to both permanent employees and contractor employees.

원청의 안전지원이 협력사업장 근로자의 안전행동수준에 미치는 영향

According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, 40% of fatal accidents due to industrial accidents between 2017 and 2021 were at partner workplaces, and 62.6% of all accidents (as of 2021) were preventable by following basic safety rules, such as falling, getting caught, or colliding. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of the prime companies’ safety support on the safety culture creation and safety behavior of workers in partner workplaces as a way to establish a safety culture in partner workplaces. This study was designed to examine the effect of safety support from prime companies on safety behavior level of workers at partner workplaces. It is a cross-sectional study using the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency’s 2021 Occupational Safety and Health data. The sample for the study is 739 manufacturing partner workplaces. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and hierarchical multiple regression analysis using SPSS (ver.21). According to this study, there were labor unions in 91 places and 13.9% in 94 places with departments dedicated to industrial safety and health, indicating that the establishment of an industrial safety and health system was generally insufficient. In addition, this study examined the effect of the prime companies' safety support on the safety culture of partner workplaces and the safety behavior of their workers. As a result of the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, safety support from prime companies had a positive (+) effect on safety culture at partner workplaces. Leadership of management appear to have a partial mediating effect on safety support from prime companies and safety behavior level at partner workplaces. Safety communication and education·systems appear to have a mediating effect on safety support from prime companies and safety behavior level at partner workplaces. According to this study, active safety support from the prime companies can revitalize the safety culture of the partner workplaces, thereby improving the level of safety behavior of workers to prevent accidents. Since partner workplaces generally lack safety capabilities compared to the prime companies, they can spread the safety culture of partner workplaces through safety support from the prime companies, and it can be expected to be effective in preventing industrial accidents by controlling the unsafe behavior of workers by establishing a safety culture.

The role of psychological contract in enhancing safety climate and safety behavior in the construction industry

Purpose This study aims to explore the “psychological contract of safety” (PCS), a key factor in the safety climate (SC), which relies on the behavioral safety actions of workers at construction sites. While numerous factors have been identified in various sectors across different countries, there is a consensus among researchers that there is a dearth of common assessment factors specifically for the Indian construction industry (ICI). Therefore, this study undertakes a systematic review of existing literature to identify the factors that determine PCS in construction and to ascertain the relative importance index (RII) of these variables and their interrelationships using structural equation modelling (SEM). Design/methodology/approach A structured survey was conducted among 420 professionals in the ICI to collect data. This data was then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods to derive results. Findings The findings of the study indicate that PCS factors have a significant impact on the construction industry (CI). The inferential analysis ranks “Safety System” as the top factor with the highest RII value. The chi-square results highlight two key SC factors that enhance and regulate an organization’s safety performance. The SEM results reveal that SC factors contribute to the improvement of PCS and influence worker safety behavior. Originality/value The outcomes of this study will be beneficial for stakeholders aiming to improve safety at construction sites and enhance safety performance by fulfilling the mutual safety obligations of employers and employees and by improving safety norms, procedures and policy-making. This paper also provides a theoretical framework for scholars to reassess the results in various contexts.

A Data-Driven Study of the Patterns of Influence of Transformational Leadership Styles on Worker Safety Behavior in the Construction Industry

Abstract Safety behavior in the construction industry is the basic guarantee for the safe construction of buildings, and the leadership style of managers has an important impact on the safety behavior of construction workers. To elucidate the mechanism of transformational leadership’s impact on the safety behavior of construction workers, this study first examined the theoretical underpinnings of transformational leadership theory and safety behavior. It then developed a conceptual model of transformational leadership and the safety behavior of construction workers. Finally, it analyzed the correlation and strength of this model between transformational leadership, organizational equity, and safety behavior. The main effect of transformational leadership on construction workers’ safety behavior is analyzed. The mediating variable of organizational equity, which directly affects workers’ safety behavior, is introduced to enhance the mechanism of transformational leadership and construction workers’ safety behavior. The correlation between transformational leadership and safety behavior is 0.89, indicating that transformational leadership has a significant impact on safety behaviors. The regression coefficient of organizational equity was significant at the p<0.001 level of 0.217, testing the mediating role of organizational equity between transformational leadership and worker safety behavior. The data-driven monitoring of workers’ safety behaviors and the research results clarify that transformational leadership facilitates the emergence of safety behaviors among construction workers and ensures the normal operation of construction projects.

Impact of the Offshore Oil and Gas Working Environment on the Mental Health and Safety Behaviour of Workers

Abstract The rate of work-related accidents is rising in the global Oil and Gas industry, with a significant contribution of human error driven primarily by unsafe behaviour in a hazardous and isolated work environment involving a unique mix of psychological and social risks. From this standpoint, the working environment could be the hidden hand that can negatively affect workers' behaviour, leading to errors. To mitigate the risks of accidents and incidents caused by unsafe behaviour, the potential impact of the working environment's psychosocial hazards, represented by remoteness and isolation, on workers' mental health, was investigated, and the associated influences on safety behaviour were assessed. The study proposed a research model in which characteristics of the offshore working environment negatively affect workers' mental health and safety behaviour. Stress, Anxiety and Depression were chosen to represent mental health disorders due to their significant prevalence among work-related mental illnesses as per recent reports of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and multiple other studies. The methods used included a review of relevant literature and the quantitative research approach, where data was obtained from a survey involving a sample of (409) Egyptian workers in the oil and gas industry. The descriptive analysis was employed, and the results, according to the study sample, indicated a "high" level of psychosocial hazards in the work environment. The results also revealed a "moderate" level of worker safety behaviour, which can be explained by significantly lower safety engagement and communication levels despite their high adherence to safety rules. Hence, the researcher recommends that industry regulators and operators initiate mental health interventions, including raising worker awareness, alleviating isolation, controlling high workloads, improving living conditions, providing adequate means of communication, reasonable privacy, and recreational facilities as the adoption of The approach can lay the foundation for safety and optimal performance for the oil and gas workforce.

Comparative Analysis in the Variation of Personality Traits, Safety Behaviour and Performance of Workers in Local and Foreign-Based Operated Oil and Gas Companies in the Niger Delta

Comparative Analysis in the Variation of Personality Traits, Safety Behaviour and Performance of Workers in Local and Foreign-Based Operated Oil and Gas Companies in the Niger Delta

안전보건관리담당자의 안전리더십이 근로자의 안전의식과 안전행동에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study is to activate the “Safety & Health Manager Assignment System”―a system that small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in manufacturing industry with 20-49 employees is required to have safety and health manager for workers’ safety and health―through a research on whether a medium is provided between safety consciousness and safety behavior.
 The research was conducted to have suggestions for improving safety consciousness and safety behavior of workers in SMEs by promoting awareness and acknowledging importance on the safety leadership, safety consciousness and safety behavior. In line with that, actual proof analysis was conducted about this.
 A research model and hypothesis were proposed and verification was carried out to achieve the purpose of the study. Looking at the proposed research model, safety leadership of the safety and health manager directly affects the safety consciousness and safety behavior of workers. Safety consciousness is used as a parameter in this process.
 In August 2021, a survey was conducted targeting 350 safety and health managers and workers in the manufacturing industry in Busan and Gyeongnam. Among them, 334 questionnaires excluding insincere responses were empirically verified. Using SPSS 24.0, basic statistical analysis, validity and reliability verification, and correlation were conducted. The analysis results are as follows: First, the safety leadership of the safety and health manager had a positive (+) impact on the safety consciousness of workers. Second, the safety leadership of the safety and health manager had a positive (+) impact on the safety behavior of workers. Third, it was confirmed that the safety consciousness of small and medium-sized workplace workers had a positive (+) impact on safety behavior. Fourth, the safety leadership of the safety and health manager directly affects the safety behavior and consciousness of workers, at the same time, the safety consciousness of workers indirectly affects the safety behavior of workers in return.
 In conclusion, the findings could confirm that safety leadership of safety and health manager is important in influencing workers' safety consciousness and safety behavior. The safety Leadership of safety and health manager directly affects the safety behavior and consciousness of workers, and the safety consciousness of workers indirectly affects the safety behavior.

The effect of emotional intelligence, motivation and job burnout on safety behaviors of construction workers: a case study

PurposeGiven the cruciality of construction workers' safe behaviors, the possible influential factors on workers' behaviors should be studied, and one of these factors is characteristics. The authors identified emotional intelligence (EI), motivation and job burnout as characteristics that might affect a worker's safety behavior, and the aim of this study is to investigate these possible relationships.Design/methodology/approachWorkers' EI, motivation and job burnout status were assessed by a structured interview. Furthermore, workers' safety behaviors were assessed by a checklist derived from national codes, regulations and other research studies. Then, the researcher's observations took place, and the data were acquired.FindingsEI and motivation of workers were able to predict safety behaviors, and the effect of job burnout on safety behaviors was not significant. In addition, motivation's influence on job burnout was not significant. Therefore, in order to promote safety behaviors, the EI and motivation of workers need to be taken into consideration.Practical implicationsThe results indicate why construction managers should consider the workers' EI and motivation competencies and how this consideration could lead to safer and better performance in construction projects.Originality/valueThe possible effects of EI, motivation and job burnout on the safety behaviors of construction workers haven't been paid enough attention. Moreover, the authors couldn't find a study similar to the present one that was conducted in Iran. Also, an original model was presented, and safety behaviors were studied through fieldwork rather than using questionnaires.

Testing Occupational Hazard Self-Evaluation Module (OHSEM) Intervention among Workers of SME (Manufacturing) in Northern Malaysia

Introduction: Workplace accidents have been a persistent problem in Malaysia’s manufacturing industry, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Employee behavior has been identified as a significant contributing factor to these accidents, and research has suggested that improving safety knowledge and attitudes can enhance safety behavior. Despite this, there have been no empirical intervention studies in Malaysia to investigate the effectiveness of safety intervention programs aimed at improving SME worker safety behavior. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the efficacy of the Occupational Hazard Self-Evaluation Module (OHSEM) intervention in enhancing safety knowledge, attitudes, and behavior (KAB) among SME workers in the manufacturing sector. Methods: A quasi-experimental design with control group was utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the OHSEM intervention. The intervention was implemented over a 12-week period on production workers in the experimental group, while the control group received no intervention. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 88 production workers in both groups before and after the intervention to measure the improvement of safety KAB. Descriptive analysis and an independent t-test were used to analyse the data. Results: The post-test results showed that safety KAB for the control group was moderate (mean = 2.11), while the mean score in the experimental group was high (m=4.17). Furthermore, the t-test result revealed a significant difference in safety KAB mean scores between the experimental and control groups. Conclusion: This study provides empirical evidence on the effectiveness of the OHSEM intervention in enhancing safety KAB in SMEs in the Malaysian SME (manufacturing) sector.

한국 기업 경영진의 안전몰입과 근로자의 안전행동 및 산업재해 발생 간의 관계: 산업안전보건 실태조사 자료 분석을 중심으로

The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the relationships among corporate manager’s safety commitment and safety behavior of workers and the occurrence of industrial accidents. Recently management commitment to safety has been strongly emphasized due to the recent implementation of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act in Korea, however, up to now no sufficient empirical research on relevant variables have been conducted. On this reason, this study analyzed the effects of manager’s safety commitment on workers' safety behavior and the occurrence of industrial accidents, using data from the 2018 Statistical Survey and Analysis of Industrial Disasters conducted by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. This study is also aimed to explore the possible mediating role of workers' safety behavior in the relationship between management commitment to safety and the occurrence of industrial accidents. The results of the analysis indicated that management commitment to safety had a meaningful effects on all consequent safety outcome variables. That is, it had a positive impact on the workers' safety behavior and it was also negatively related to the occurrence of industrial accidents. Workers' safety behavior was also negatively related to the occurrence of industrial accidents, and as expected in the hypothesis, it was confirmed that workers' safety behavior played a mediating role in the relationship between management commitment to safety and the occurrence of industrial accidents. The implication of this study for the safety management and future research directions are then discussed.

Identify Potential Dangers of Unsafe Action and Unsafe Conditions with Work Accidents

Based on an initial survey of 30 workers, 10 of them stated that they had experienced work accidents. Among them were exposed to heating rolls, exposed to splinters of sawdust, stuck in the machine, and exposed to splashes of chemical liquids. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between unsafe action and unsafe condition with the incidence of work accidents among workers at MnM Center Tanjung Morawa Printing. Methods uses a quantitative method with a cross sectional study approach. The research population was all workers at the MnM Center Tanjung Morawa Printing, totaling 30 people and all of them were used as samples. The analysis of this study used univariate analysis, bivariate analysis with the chi-square test. Results showed that the p-value for unsafe action (p=0.000) and unsafe condition (p=0.328). Conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between unsafe action and work accidents, there is no relationship between unsafe conditions and work accidents at the MnM Center Tanjung Morawa. It is expected that respondents pay more attention to their actions while working, as well as increased awareness and knowledge of safe work behavior.

A Study of the Effects of Job Stress on the Psychosocial Safety Behavior of Construction Workers: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience

A large number of studies have been conducted to demonstrate that job stress negatively affects construction workers’ physiological safety behaviors, but there is a lack of research on the impact of psychosocial safety behaviors on construction workers, which is an important component of overall workplace safety. This study modeled the effects between three job stressors (the job itself, job insecurity, and family-work conflict) and psychosocial safety behavior sub-dimensions (psychosocial safety compliance and psychosocial safety participation), using psychological resilience as a mediating variable. Data were obtained from 304 construction workers in China. The results showed that there were positive and negative effects between the three job stressors, psychosocial safety behavior sub-dimensions, and psychological resilience. Psychological resilience was mediated differently across the three job stressors and psychosocial safety behavior sub-dimensions. This study reveals the mechanisms by which job stress affects the psychosocial safety behaviors of construction workers and provides more empirical evidence to unravel the relationships between various job stressors and psychosocial safety behavior sub-dimensions. In addition, this paper discusses measures to improve psychosocial safety behaviors based on the perspectives of job stressors and psychological resilience.

A Study of the Foremen’s Influence on the Safety Behavior of Construction Workers Based on Cognitive Theory

In this study, a behavioral influence model based on cognitive theory was developed to investigate foremen’s influences on construction workers’ safety behavior. In the model, three foreman behaviors were considered, such as leading by example (LE), safety teaching (ST), and safety monitoring (SM). Five cognitive stages of a worker are also considered in the model, such as situation awareness, safety knowledge, subjective norm, safety attitude, and taking action. To obtain empirical data for the model parameters, a survey was conducted on a construction site in Seoul, South Korea, where the foreman–worker behavioral interactions and workers’ unsafe behavior of taking shortcuts were observed. The model was established as Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) using AnyLogic software. Four scenarios of foremen’s behavior were simulated using the model. The result shows that LE behavior has a positive, but weak significant influence on workers’ safety behavior. ST was found to have a positive and the most significant influence on workers’ safety behavior. Moreover, it should be provided with appropriate safety monitoring to maximize its effectiveness. The research findings promote stakeholders’ understanding of the influence of foremen on workers’ safety behavior and lead to the formation of informed policies and future research directions in the study field.