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Hafiz Zahoor1,2, Albert P C Chan3, Wahyudi P Utama4
1Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China. zahoor.khan@connect.polyu.hk.
Summary
This study validates a safety performance (SP) model in Pakistan, finding that safety climate significantly impacts safety compliance and reduces accidents. Safety compliance emerged as a stronger predictor of SP than safety participation.
Area of Science:
- Construction Management
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Psychology
Background:
- Safety performance (SP) models require validation in diverse cultural contexts.
- Understanding the relationship between safety climate (SC) factors and SP is crucial for improving workplace safety.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate a safety performance measurement model in Pakistan's construction industry.
- To investigate the relationship between safety climate factors and safety performance indicators.
- To identify cultural variations in safety climate and performance.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to develop and validate the SP measurement model.
- Data collected from 40 multi-storey building projects in Pakistan.
- Hypothesized SP model tested on calibration and validation sub-samples.
Main Results:
- Safety climate significantly positively impacts safety compliance and safety participation.
- Safety climate negatively impacts the number of self-reported accidents/injuries.
- Safety compliance demonstrated a stronger influence on safety performance than safety participation.
Conclusions:
- The study confirmed the SC-SP relationship but identified deviations from existing dimensions.
- A novel SC factor, 'safety enforcement and promotion,' was identified.
- The refined SP model is suitable for the Pakistani construction industry, with cautious generalizability to other developing nations.
Keywords:
Pakistanconstruction industrycross-validationdeveloping countriesmodelingsafety climatesafety performanceMore Related Videos
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