Aroke, O; Hasanzadeh, S; Esmaeili, B; Dodd, M D and Brock, R (2022) Using worker characteristics, personality, and attentional distribution to predict hazard identification performance: A moderated mediation analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 148(6): 04022033, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
This study investigated the moderating effect of personality traits in the association between worker characteristics (work experience, training, and previous injury exposure) and hazard-identification performance through mechanisms of visual attentional indicators. Through an integrated moderated mediation model, the attentional distribution, search strategy, and hazard-identification performance of participants were examined across 115 fall hazards. Results indicate that individuals with more work experience and safety training were better at hazard identification independent of visual attention and regardless of personality. Furthermore, individual differences in conscientiousness and openness personality dimensions significantly moderated the associations between (1) worker characteristics and visual attention; and (2) visual attention and hazard identification. This study provides empirical evidence for the potentially pivotal role of worker characteristics and dispositional traits with regard to hazard-identification performance on jobsites. These findings can empower safety managers to identify at-risk workers and design personalized intervention strategies to improve the hazard-identification skills of workers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Index terms: | hazard identification, exposure, intervention strategy, safety training, mediation, evidence, personality, manager, fall hazard, strategy, injury, dimension |
| Subjects: | public and environmental health, health conditions and diseases, occupational health and safety management, behavioral psychology, health monitoring assessment and metrics, dispute resolution, management, financial risk, health risk and incident analysis, evaluation and assessment methods, practitioner |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Cost Management, Legal Issues, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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