Safety Behavior Of Workers Research Articles

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.

A study on the simulation of psychological and behavioral dynamics in the unsafe state of coal mine workers

The coal mine production safety hazards are large, and the situation is difficult, and coal mine workers are affected psychologically, producing unsafe psychological states and triggering unsafe behavior. This paper firstly studies the interactive influence process of the unsafe psychological state of coal mine workers and reveals the emergence process of unsafe psychology and behavior of coal mine workers. According to the characteristics of qualitative simulation of safety behavior, safety psychology and unsafe state of coal mine personnel, 23 simulation schemes are designed, and simulation analysis is carried out using QSIM simulation software platform. According to the simulation results of 23 schemes, the dynamic emergence process of safety behavior, safety psychology, and unsafe state of coal mine workers was sorted out from the aspects of different states and the intensity of different management measures, and the law of the effect of coal mine workers' safety psychology on safety behavior and safety state was obtained , revealing the interactive influence of coal mine workers' psychology on the unsafe state and the internal evolution mechanism of the emergent process. It is of great theoretical and practical significance for coal mine safety management to study the interaction of hazardous psychological states of coal mine workers and the dynamic generation mechanism of the emergence process of unsafe behaviors.

Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Safety Climate and Construction Worker Safety Behavior

Safety climate and safety behavior have been proven to be critical for construction safety. However, few studies have systematically tested the influences of demographic characteristics on construction worker safety, especially in the background of China’s construction industry. There is still a gap in the demographics–safety relationship, which may reduce the relevance and effectiveness of safety measures. This study explored the effects of five demographic factors (gender, age, work experience, education level, and employer size) on two safety indicators (safety climate and construction worker safety behavior). The survey data were collected from Chinese construction workers. The t-test and one-way ANOVA methods were adopted to examine the demographic differences. The results show that all five demographic factors have significant effects on safety climate, while three (age, education level, and employer size) have significant influences on construction worker safety behavior. However, the remaining two demographic factors (gender and work experience) do not show significant effects on construction worker safety behavior. The results remind the safety management personnel to take a pragmatic approach and to formulate safety measures based on the demographic characteristics of different worker sub-groups.

Analysis of the role of big five personality throuch worker’s safety culture and personal value as intervening variable on construction workers’ safety behavior using SEM-PLS

Accidents while working in the construction industry source many tangible and intangible losses. Although various measures have been taken to reduce occupational accidents in the construction sector, occupational accidents are still increasing, especially in Indonesia. Meanwhile there is some literature on the relationship between personality traits and accidents, much remains to be considered before applying the research to accident prevention. Therefore, there is a need to study in detail the correlations between the Big 5 characteristics and safety behaviors, including other variables, so that preventive action can be taken as a form of occupational injury prevention. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of the Big 5 personality traits, using personal values and safety culture as variables influencing safety behavior in construction workers. This study analyzes or resolves not only the direct impact of Big 5 personality traits on safety behavior of construction workers, but also the indirect impact through personal values and safety culture. Data were collected through interviews with 300 construction workers in Surabaya, Malang and Batu, East Java, Indonesia. The results showed that the Big 5 personality had a significant positive impact on workplace safety behavior with a difference of 0.299. In addition, personal values and safety culture as intervention variables may influence the impact of Big 5 personality traits on workers' safety behavior. The 0.788 and 0.545 Big 5 personalities have a significant impact on personal values and safety culture. One of the dominant indicators when measuring the Big 5 personality structure is neuroticism, with the highest stress factor of 0.928. Therefore, if management wants to improve worker safety behavior, it should conduct a workplace analysis to hire competent workers with a high degree of neuroticism

How does management commitment to safety and employee satisfaction impact safety performance in cleaning workers?

Management commitment to safety, which reflects managers' dedication to the physical well-being of workers, is a critical component of the safety climate. It serves as the primary indicator of worker safety behavior and plays a crucial role in reducing injuries across diverse job roles. This study aims to investigate the relationship between safety-committed management and employee satisfaction and how this relationship influences safety performance among cleaning staff at PT WIS Malang. We employed purposive sampling to select 113 respondents who completed online questionnaires. Data collected were analyzed descriptively and using inferential statistical analysis. The results of this study underscore the importance of enhancing the role of management in promoting workplace safety and improving employee job satisfaction. We found that management commitment to safety and employee satisfaction have a positive impact on safety performance These findings hold significant practical implications for companies like PT WIS Malang, aiding in the cultivation of a strong safety culture within the organization.

The impact of leadership styles on employee safety behaviour among Chinese healthcare workers: The moderating role of cooperation facilitation.

With the support of social exchange theory and social impact theory, this study aimed to examine the impact of transactional and transformational leadership on safety behaviour with the moderating role of cooperation facilitation in Chinese healthcare workers. This study used a simple random sampling method and data were collected from healthcare workers in Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province, China. A total of 376 questionnaires were utilised and partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used for data analysis. The result showed that transactional and transformational leadership positively impact safety behaviour of health care workers. The findings also indicated that cooperation facilitation positively moderates the relationship between transactional and transformational leadership on safety behaviour. This study provides an insightful contribution that leadership must encourage the workers to cooperate in safety-related activities to make the work environment healthier and safer. Lastly, this study also discussed some theoretical and practical implications for researchers and policymakers.

Proactive Personality and Construction Worker Safety Behavior: Safety Self-Efficacy and Team Member Exchange as Mediators and Safety-Specific Transformational Leadership as Moderators.

Research on the correlation between personality traits and safety behaviors has been thoroughly explored in previous literature. However, most of these studies are based on explaining the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and safety behavior, with few explaining the relationship between proactive personality and safety behavior. This study relies on trait activation theory, social cognitive theory, and social exchange theory to understand the relationship between proactive personality and safety behavior (safety participation and safety compliance) by using safety self-efficacy and team member exchange as mediating variables and safety-specific transformational leadership as moderating variables. Method: Considering the issue of common method bias, a multi-source and multi-stage data collection research design was used to collect 287 valid questionnaires from construction workers in 10 construction projects and apply regression analysis for hypothesis testing. Conclusions: Research results indicated that proactive personality positively and significantly influenced construction workers' safety behaviors, while safety self-efficacy and team member exchange partially mediated the relationship between proactive personality and safety behaviors. In addition, safety-specific transformational leadership enhanced the positive relationship between proactive personality and safety behavior. These findings enrich the research on the correlation between personality traits and safety behaviors of construction workers in a safety context.

The Effect Of Safety Climate On Safety Behavior With Safety Motivation As An Intervening Variable On Contractor Workers In Pt X

Safety climate in the workplace and safety behavior of workers are concerned in order to assess what factors are the causes of safe action on workers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of safety climate on safety behavior with safety motivation as an intervening variable in contractor workers at PT X. This type of research is analytical observational with a cross sectional design. The questionnaire was given to 380 respondents. The data were analyzed using path analysis to see the direct and indirect influence of safety climate on safety behavior. Result research shows, as many as 361 respondents (95%) with good safety climate, 367 respondents (96.9%) with good safety motivation, and as many as 348 respondents (91%) with good safety behavior. From the results of the path analysis, it was found that there was no direct influence of safety climate on safety behavior on contractor workers at PT X (p value >0.05). However, indirectly safety climate affects safety behavior through safety motivation (p value = 0.001). It is recommended to workers to continue to increase safety motivation so as to create safe and safe work behaviors.

Correlation between OSH Perception and Knowledge with Safety Behavior in Subcontractor Workers at PT Yasa Wahana Tirta Samudera Semarang

PT Yasa Wahana Tirta Samudera is an industry which operates in ship building and repair by subcontractor workers. Safety behavior of subcontractor workers still found unsafe behavior by subcontractor workers. The purpose of this research is to find out there is a correlation between OHS perception and knowledge with safety behavior subcontractor workers in PT Yasa Wahana Tirta Samudera. This research used an observational analythical method with cross sectional approach. The sample in this research were 100 subcontractor workers by simple random sampling. Based on somers’d test , it is known that p value = 0.000 (p < 0.05) means that there is a significant correlation between OHS perception with safety behavior, and a significant correlation between OHS knowledge with safety behavior. The result of ordinal logistic regression obtained that OR = 5.999 means that OHS knowledge is greater influence than OHS perception. From this research it can be concluded that OHS knowledge affects 5.999 times on the safety behavior subcontractor workers PT Yasa Wahana Tirta Samudera. The researcher suggest for further research to analyze other variables which have not been controlled in this research.

Analysis of Safety Behaviour of Workers Under Small-Scale Construction Sites: A Case Study of Anambra State

Small-scale construction companies are predominant in developing countries and it is the most hazardous places in construction sites. Accidents mostly occur on construction sites due to a high level of safety ignorance and the nonchalant attitude of workers and management. The research aimed to investigate the actual behavior of workers at the selected sites regarding safety compliance, nutrition, alcohol use and smoking. This is highly necessary due to the high level of reported accidents and fatalities of the workers. And also recommend measures for improving how safety practices are implemented at a construction site. The interview and questionnaire approach was adopted to study the 150 participants. The data were analysed through SPSS. Research shows that 85% of construction workers are non-compliant with safety regulations because of their ignorance, poor safety training and lack of inspectors It was discovered that the majority of the small-scale contractors had no written health and safety policy within their companies and that made the level of understanding of the workers on safety and health policies very low. This has made the workers not care about wearing safety devices. The study was also extended to include behaviors related to food, alcohol and smoking. It was discovered that most of the workers don’t observe simple hygiene and eat junk meals at the site. They smoke and share cigarettes on the site, not knowing that it was a means of sharing communicable diseases.

Relationship among leadership styles, employee’s well-being and employee’s safety behavior: an empirical evidence of COVID-19 from the frontline healthcare workers

The study investigates the association among leadership styles, employee well-being and employee’s safety behavior of healthcare workers. The study used social learning theory (SLT) for examining the relationship between leadership styles and employee safety behavior. Moreover, social exchange theory (SET) has been incorporated to narrate the moderating effect of employee well-being on the relationship between leadership styles and employee safety behavior. Data have been collected with the help of questionnaires from 515 healthcare workers working in the public hospitals of Punjab, Pakistan. Structural equation modeling has been utilized to test the study hypothesis. Findings indicate that both transactional and transformational leaderships have significant and positive relationship with employee safety behavior. Interestingly, employee well-being negatively moderates the relationship between transformational leadership and employee safety behavior. Furthermore, no moderation was found on the relationship between transactional leadership and employee safety behavior. The findings propose that healthcare management should invest to aware employees regarding their well-being. The findings also suggest that leaders should influence their followers to adopt safety measures at workplace. Furthermore, leaders must be role models in order to attain a competitive advantage and make a balance between management and workers.

Safety behavior of agricultural workers around face mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Agricultural labor-intensive activities have been threatened by COVID-19. Wearing a face mask has been introduced as one of the personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce COVID-19 risk. The present study aimed to investigate the safety behavior of urban green space workers around wearing a face mask in the time of COVID-19 before vaccination. The personal and safety backgrounds of 61 male participants were collected using a designed questionnaire. The nonparametric correlation coefficients of Spearman and logistic regressions were used to investigate the relationships among variables. Above one-third of workers (37.7%) got COVID-19 in the past year. Although all of the participants were aware of wearing a face mask is a protocol against COVID-19, only about half of them (50.8%) completely wear face masks at work. Non-smoking participants were 5.5 times more likely to influence their personal preference on wearing the mask. Safety attitude may be a key variable in relation to the factors that influence the wearing face mask. The causes of face mask-wearing during a pandemic such as COVID-19 as well as safety attitudes may be behind the factors studied in this study. Although some significant linkages were found, they were not enough to conclude a comprehensive action program. This concern is still open to discovering factors that influence wearing face mask.

Linking construction noise to worker safety behavior: The role of negative emotion and regulatory focus

Construction noise has been identified as one of the primary concerns because it is a pervasive stressor with a harmful effect on worker health. However, little is known about the processes and mechanisms linking construction noise to worker safety behavior. This study aims at understanding the effects of construction noise on worker safety behavior via negative emotion, and how these effects are influenced by two types of distinct regulatory focus (i.e., prevention and promotion focus). A questionnaire survey of 375 construction workers was performed and the data was analyzed using statistical tools. The regression analysis indicates that construction noise is significantly and negatively associated with both dimensions of safety behavior: safety compliance and safety citizenship behavior. Furthermore, the positive effect of construction noise on negative emotion is enhanced by prevention focus, while diminished by promotion focus. Also, the indirect effect of construction noise on safety compliance via negative emotion is moderated by prevention focus, such that construction noise has stronger relations with safety compliance via negative emotion when prevention focus is lower (vs higher). The findings advance the understanding of the relationships among noise, negative emotion, safety behavior and regulatory focus. This study also provides practical implication that reducing construction noise is important for organizations to protect workers’ healthy and safe outcomes.

Monitoring safety behaviors of scaffolding workers using Gramian angular field convolution neural network based on IMU sensing data

Monitoring workers' safety compliance is critical to the construction accident prevention. However, current practices mainly rely on the safety mangers' manual observation. To improve safety management, this study examines the feasibility of the automated framework to classify pre-defined safety behaviors of scaffolding workers and identify whether each safety behavior was carried out. To examine the fidelity of the framework, 35 scaffold workers were studied by using five inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors and implementing the five safety regulations. To classify compliance with safety regulations, this study builds on the Gramian angular fields (GAFs) based convolution neural network (CNN). The proposed model is compared to five other classification algorithms. The performance evaluation results show that the proposed method is feasible to identify whether workers comply with safety regulations automatically. This outcome has the potential to improve safety management through personalized worker training or notification during work.

Green human resource management and green supply Chain Management on Sustainable performance of nickel mining companies in Indonesia

The green economy with Islamic perspective is the primary discussion point in this study since it is seen as a potential solution to the current economic and environmental concerns. This study aims to analyze the Sustainability Performance of a nickel mine in North Maluku using Islamic economic perspective. A total of 80 mining workers in North Maluku were respondents in the study who were selected using the convenience sampling method. The results of data processing using structural equation modeling show that five of the six proposed hypotheses are empirically proven, the findings in this study indicate that the Sustainability Performance of nickel mining companies in North Maluku can be achieved through the practice of Green Human Resource Management which forms Health, Safety, Environmental Culture, and Green Supply Chain Management practices. The managerial implication of the findings in this study is that mining companies in North Maluku pay attention to recruitment supervision, training, and impose a system of rewards and punishments for workers related to safe work behavior and environmental preservation. In addition, the company also reports holding regular meetings with workers to socialize company policies related to work safety and environmental preservation. Finally, a license to carry out ISO certification to support the implementation of a supply chain that is environmentally sound and to have and carry out environmental program audits and support environmental-related regulations.

Analysis of the effect of employee status on construction worker's safety behavior using structural equation model

The construction industry is one of the most at risk to worker safety. The number of work accidents in Indonesia continues to increase so that by 2021 the number of work accidents will reach 234,270 cases. Therefore, in-depth research is needed to maintain the safety of all workers. Recognizing the factors that cause work accidents helps stakeholders take preventive action. It is necessary to increase worker safety behaviour by identifying its factors. Both those that occur in casual workers and permanent workers. Therefore, it is important to see whether employment status affects the safety behaviour of construction workers so that preventive measures can be taken as a form of prevention of work accidents. The research objective was to analyze the status of workers on the safety behaviour of construction workers. Data was collected through a survey method of 300 construction workers in the cities of Surabaya, Malang, and Batu in East Java, Indonesia. The results of the study show that worker status has a positive effect on construction work safety behaviour. This means that the higher the Employee Status will increase the Safety Behavior variable, with a path coefficient of 0.390. Among the indicators that are dominant in measuring the ES Worker Status construct is the Type of Worker, with the highest loading factor of 0.842. Thus, if the management wants to raise the value of the variable Safety Behavior through improving aspects of Employee Status, what need to be evaluated as a top priority is the Employee Type. The results of this study can be used as a reference in setting policies related to worker safety. Project management can determine what strategic steps need to be taken for construction workers with different types of employee statuses. so as to increase worker awareness of a culture of safety behavior.

Impact of supervisor leadership on construction worker safety behavior in China: the moderating role of social capital

PurposeLeaders' behavior has a critical impact on workers' safety behavior. However, previous studies have shown contradictive views on the effect of different leadership styles on safety behavior. One reason may be that the effectiveness of leaders' behavior varies according to diverse contexts. This study examines the effect of transformational and transactional leadership (TsL) on the safety behavior of on-site workers under different levels of social capital in construction projects.Design/methodology/approachSafety behavior is divided into three types: safety compliance (SC), organizational-oriented safety participation and individual-oriented safety participation (ISP). Questionnaire survey data were collected from 302 construction workers in the Chinese construction industry.FindingsThe results indicate that the positive effect of transformational leadership (TfL) of frontline supervisors on the two types of construction workers' safety participation is enhanced when social capital is high, although TfL has no significant effect on SC behavior. In contrast, TsL can promote construction workers' SC behavior and organizational-oriented safety participation and social capital positively moderating these relationships. TsL has no significant effect on ISP, but its interaction with safety behavior is positively related to ISP.Research limitations/implicationsThis study explains the inconsistent findings of previous research related to the role of leadership in safety behavior by introducing the social capitaltheory and distinguishing safety participation into two typesThis study is confined to one specific country, future research may benefit from investigating whether the conclusions of this study will be different in other nations with diverse cultures.Practical implicationsThe findings of the study provide frontline supervisors with new insights into improving workers' safety and the efficiency of leadership in safety management.Originality/valueThis study explains the inconsistent findings of previous research related to the role of leadership in safety behavior by introducing the social capital theory and distinguishing safety participation into two types.

Investigating the Effects of Personality on the Safety Behavior of Gold Mine Workers: A Moderated Mediation Approach.

Based on prior research on the relationship between personality and safety behavior, we construct a moderated mediation model that tests the effects of each of the Big Five personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, and neuroticism) on the safety behavior of gold miners in Ghana. The model included safety competency as a mediator between the five personality traits and safety behavior. Management commitment to safety was used as a moderator to test the strength of the mediation of safety competency. Data was collected from 344 individuals employed across six large-scale gold mining companies in Ghana using a questionnaire survey. Amos 26 was used to conduct confirmatory factor analysis. The hypotheses were tested using Hayes PROCESS macros models 4 and 7 on SPSS 26. Findings show that openness and extraversion have an insignificant direct influence on safety behavior. Neuroticism negatively affects safety behavior. In contrast, conscientiousness and agreeableness positively affect safety behavior. Mediation analysis revealed that safety competency partially mediates the relationships between (1) conscientiousness and safety behavior and (2) agreeableness and safety behavior. The relationship between extraversion and safety behavior is fully mediated by safety competency. Additionally, we discovered that management safety commitment has a significant conditional indirect effect (Index of moderated mediation = 0.168 95% CI = [0.122;0.222]) on the relationship between conscientiousness and safety behavior through safety competency. Management safety commitment also significantly moderated (Index of moderated mediation = 0.075 95% CI = [0.021;0.120]) the relationship between agreeableness and safety behavior through safety competency.

Effects of safety leadership and safety management practices on safety participation through a casual-chain mediators approach in the Chinese construction industry

Objectives. This article aims to prompt first-line workers to go beyond regular job roles and engage in more discretionary safety behavior–safety participation in the Chinese construction industry. The construction industry is a high-risk industry, and first-line workers are more likely to be exposed to workplace hazards. Once accidents happen, the negative consequences would come out. Therefore, employee voluntary safety behavior is focused on in this research. Methods. The present research framework examines the roles of safety leadership and safety management practices from the group and organizational perspectives in predicting the voluntary safety behavior (safety participation) of first-line workers in the Chinese construction industry through casual-chain mediators (safety climate and job satisfaction). In this study, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is adopted for data analysis and hypotheses testing. Results. After data analysis, the results show that safety leadership and safety management practices are significantly and positively associated with safety participation of first-line workers through safety climate and job satisfaction. Moreover, safety management practices have a more statistical effect on safety climate compared to safety leadership. Conclusions. These results provide some practical implications for facilitating the workers to conduct safety participation inthe construction industry.

An investigation on the effects of psychological contract (PC) towards site safety in the south Indian construction industry

The construction sector is India’s second-largest industry, contributing to the country’s economy and providing many job opportunities. However, construction has been described as a hazardous industry with a high rate of injuries, accidents, and fatalities compared to other sectors worldwide. The “psychological contract of safety (PCS)” is one of the safety climate (SC) variables that influence worker safety behavior (WSB) actions on construction sites to improve safety. This research investigates the influence of SC factors on PCS and PCS on WSB in construction site safety. A quantitative research method has been adopted in this study, and the data is collected from the construction professionals working in South India. Statistical analyses were performed for the collected data; consisted of stepwise regression analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis to determine the significance of PCS. The findings disclose that in direct effect, four out of six SC factors contribute to enhancing PCS, namely supervisor safety behavior, co-worker safety behavior, worker involvement, and safety system, and it shows that PCS influences WSB. In indirect effect of SC factor on WSB two factors positively influence namely: supervisor safety behavior, co-worker safety behavior and remaining two negatively influences. The outcome of this study helps the construction professionals to improve safety performance by fulfilling their obligations and improving WSB in construction sites.