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Individualized behavior-based safety-leadership training (IBST) significantly improved construction managers' safety leadership behaviors and performance. This training enhances positive feedback and active listening skills, crucial for occupational safety in construction.

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  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Construction Management

Background:

  • Construction site managers are vital for occupational safety.
  • Effective safety leadership requires strong communication skills like positive feedback and active listening.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and test a training method for construction site managers focused on positive feedback and active listening.
  • To assess the impact of individualized behavior-based safety-leadership training (IBST) on managers' safety-leadership behaviors and performance.

Main Methods:

  • A naturalistic randomized controlled trial was conducted with construction site managers.
  • Managers were assigned to an experimental group receiving IBST or a control group receiving no training.
  • Paired sample t-tests were used to analyze pre- to post-training changes.

Main Results:

  • The experimental group showed significant improvements in safety-leadership behaviors, including favorable, safety-specific, and behavior-specific feedback, as well as antecedent and consequential listening.
  • Significant enhancements were observed in transformational leadership and contingent-reward leadership performance.
  • No significant changes were found in the control group.

Conclusions:

  • The behavioral training components of IBST (behavior analysis, goal setting, feedback, homework, maintenance planning) are effective for enhancing safety leadership.
  • Positive feedback and active listening are essential for transformational and contingent-reward leadership.
  • IBST is a viable method for improving occupational safety in the construction industry through enhanced manager leadership.