Bhagwat, K and Delhi, V S K (2023) Review of construction safety performance measurement methods and practices: A science mapping approach. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(4), pp. 729-743. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
The construction industry is struggling with poor safety performance. Also, the existing construction safety performance (CSP) measurement methods are no longer effective by reaching their point of diminishing returns, which ultimately points to the need for a novel and reliable method for CSP measurement. To do so, a systematic and comprehensive review of existing methods is a prerequisite. Therefore, this study aims to conduct a comprehensive review of CSP research using a science mapping approach. The CSP research literature was retrieved from the Scopus literature database and analyzed using VOSviewer and NVIVO tools, to visualize the domain-specific body of knowledge. The investigation highlighted the most productive and influential contributors, highly focused research levels, project types and phases, research instruments and data sources, CSP measurement methods, key safety practices, current research trends, future research directions, theoretical and practical implications. This study has observed the CSP research paradigm shift from reactive to proactive approach. To this end, 11 safety dimensions that comprise 109 safety practices were identified, and a proactive CSP management approach was proposed.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction safety; content analysis; safety performance; safety practices; scientometric analysis |
| Index terms: | dimension, construction industry, paradigm, investigation, database, performance measurement, construction safety, body of knowledge, safety performance, measurement method, mapping, content analysis, science |
| Subjects: | spatial and geospatial analysis, performance measurement, education and knowledge transfer, environmental health, industry analysis, occupational health and safety management, data management, specialized education, data collection methods, health monitoring assessment and metrics, financial and cost management, knowledge management, data analysis and analytics |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Quality Management, Education, Health and Safety, Cost Management, Information Management, Research Practice, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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