Sunindijo, R Y and Zou, P X W (2011) Influence of technical skill on safety task implementation and safety climate development in construction. In: Egbu, C and Lou, E C W (eds.) Proceedings of 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK.
Abstract
One of the essential skills needed by project personnel to manage construction safety is technical skill, which may consist of scheduling, budgeting, quality management, document management, risk management, and procurement management skills. This research aims to investigate how technical skill may influence safety performance. Quantitative data (N=273) were collected and analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) technique. It was found that document management and risk management skills positively influence the implementation of safety tasks, which in turn, promotes safety climate development. Budgeting skill also positively impacts the development of safety climate. The findings demonstrate the importance of technical skill of project personnel in managing construction safety. The findings also indicate that the implementation of safety tasks is essential for developing safety climate, thus construction companies should consider to include these tasks into their safety management program. It is also suggested that construction companies should incorporate relevant safety aspects into their technical skill development programs, thus project personnel can use their technical skill to improve the levels of safety task implementation and safety climate development.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | project personnel; risk management; safety climate; safety tasks; technical skill |
| Index terms: | safety management, safety performance, technical skill, scheduling, quality management, personnel, construction company, structural equation modelling, budgeting, program, risk management, safety climate, procurement management, implementation, construction safety |
| Subjects: | occupational health and safety management, quality assurance, operations research, environmental health, procurement strategy, professional development, contractual arrangements, statistical analysis, organization, software systems, management, financial management, risk assessment, health safety and environment |
| Topics: | Information Management, Time Control, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Risk Management, Research Practice, Human Resources, Procurement, Digital Applications, Quality Management, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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