Hon, C K H; Chan, A P C and Yam, M C H (2013) Determining safety climate factors in the repair, maintenance, minor alteration, and addition sector of Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(5), pp. 519-528. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
The accident record of the repair, maintenance, minor alteration, and addition (RMAA) sector has been alarmingly high; however, research in the RMAA sector remains limited. Unsafe behavior is considered one of the key causes of accidents. Thus, the organizational factors that influence individual safety behavior at work continue to be the focus of many studies. The safety climate, which reflects the true priority of safety in an organization, has drawn much attention. Safety climate measurement helps to identify areas for safety improvement. The current study aims to identify safety climate factors in the RMAA sector. A questionnaire survey was conducted in the RMAA sector in Hong Kong. Data were randomly split into the calibration and the validation samples. The RMAA safety climate factors were determined by exploratory factor analysis on the calibration sample. Three safety climate factors of the RMAA works were identified: (1) management commitment to occupational health and safety (OHS) and employee involvement, (2) application of safety rules and work practices, and (3) responsibility for health and safety. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was then conducted on the validation sample. The CFA model showed satisfactory goodness of fit, reliability, and validity. The suggested RMAA safety climate factors can be utilized by construction industry practitioners in developed economies to measure the safety climate of their RMAA projects, thereby enhancing the safety of RMAA works.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | confirmatory factor analysis; exploratory factor analysis; maintenance; repair; safety climate factors |
| Index terms: | commitment, occupational health and safety, confirmatory factor analysis, survey, exploratory factor analysis, unsafe behaviour, safety climate, health and safety, repair, work practice, validation, questionnaire, practitioner, safety behaviour, validity, employee involvement, Hong Kong, organizational factor, construction industry |
| Subjects: | maintenance engineering, management, professional development, financial risk, health safety and environment, Geography, occupational health and safety management, statistical analysis, industry analysis, business, data collection methods, evaluation and assessment methods, practitioner, psychology |
| Topics: | Human Resources, Organizational Design, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Health and Safety, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Information Management, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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