Shaikh, A Y; Osei‐Kyei, R and Hardie, M (2020) A critical analysis of safety performance indicators in construction. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(3), pp. 547-580. ISSN 23984708
Abstract
Purpose: Safety performance indicators are a major research concern globally in the construction sector, so this study aims to systematically analyse construction safety performance indicators from some top research publications from 2000 to 2019. Design/methodology/approach: Systematic review was performed using Scopus search engine and relevant publications were compiled. Visual and far reaching search in all publications were performed. Final analysis was done to evaluate selected attributes. Findings: The outcome of the analysis showed growing interest in research on construction safety performance indicators since 2000. From the review, 48 safety performance indicators are identified from 41 selected publications. The most reported safety performance indicators were safety climate, safety orientation, management commitment to safety, near-miss and job site audits. It was noted further that USA, Australia, Canada and China have been international locations of attention for most research on construction safety performance indicators. The 48 safety indicators are classified into six categories, namely people indicators, culture indicators, processes indicators, infrastructure indicators, metrics indicators and technology indicators Practical implications: The findings identified provide researchers and practitioners a summary of the safety indicators in the construction sector through a vision to streamline future applications and increase the safety performance in the construction sector. Originality/value: A safety performance indicators' list has been established for the adoption of future empirical research. The findings will make a significant contribution to current but limited knowledge on safety performance indicators in construction industry.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction industry; lagging indicators; review; safety leading indicators; safety performance |
| Index terms: | performance indicator, methodology, construction sector, Australia, construction safety, Canada, publication, safety climate, practitioner, safety orientation, China, audit, commitment, systematic literature review, safety performance, construction industry |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, psychology, environmental health, occupational health and safety management, performance management, research evaluation and metrics, research dissemination and communication, Geography, performance measurement, research methods, health safety and environment, practitioner |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Information Management, Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Health and Safety, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here