Baah, B; Acheampong, A; Osei-Asibey, D and Afful, A E (2023) Assessing the role of respectable engagement in improving construction employee's safety perception. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 12(5), pp. 937-962. ISSN 2046-6099
Abstract
Purpose: Employee unsafe behaviours and failure to adhere to safety standards resulting from poor safety perception among employees contribute to the high rate of accidents in the construction industry. This study seeks to examine the role of respectable engagement in improving construction workers' safety perceptions in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a quantitative research method where survey questionnaires were administered to respondents. Sixty-six construction workers who were actively involved in ongoing construction projects in Kumasi and Greater Accra regions of Ghana were selected through stratified purposive sampling. The analytical tools utilised in the data analysis include a one-sample t-test, descriptive statistics and mean score ranking. Findings: The study identified five key drivers and strategies of respectable engagement from pertinent literature. The findings confirmed that all these drivers and strategies play a key role in improving workers' safety perception. The study further revealed that improving employees' safety perception will enhance and sustain their awareness of the organisation's commitment to health and safety. Employees will therefore portray positive safety behaviour by adhering to the safety standards of their organisation. Practical implications: The findings of this study will contribute to construction site safety improvement by informing contractors, site supervisors and other stakeholders of their role and the need to improve their worker's safety perception. Originality/value: This research is unique in that; it identifies the role of respectable engagement in improving construction workers' safety perception. This research creates awareness among management and site supervisors on the need to be present for their workers, affirm them, attend to their needs, understand and appreciate them, and communicate and listen to them.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | job satisfaction; motivation; respectable engagement; safety perception; worker engagement |
| Index terms: | Accra, safety standards, questionnaire, construction project, methodology, motivation, survey, strategy, construction site, commitment, worker engagement, data analysis, unsafe behaviour, health and safety, statistics, construction worker, purposive sampling, construction industry, site supervisor, Ghana, safety behaviour, job satisfaction, construction employee, quantitative research |
| Subjects: | health safety and environment, Geography, production management, financial risk, management, research methods, industry analysis, occupational health and safety management, practitioner, data collection methods, mathematical modelling, data analysis and analytics, psychology, work location |
| Topics: | Site Management, Organizational Design, Human Resources, Roles and Professions, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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