Umar, T and Egbu, C (2018) Perceptions on safety climate: A case study in the Omani construction industry. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 171(6), pp. 251-263. ISSN 17514304
Abstract
Generally, a mature safety climate and a rich safety culture contribute to achieving a safe workplace. The purpose of this paper is to examine the understanding of using safety climate and to make explicit some of the main elements that have a greater impact in the construction industry in Oman. Relevant safety climate factors from literature have been identified using specific search criteria, which resulted in 62 factors spanning over a period of 37 years from 1980 to 2017. The results of face-to-face interviews with construction professionals from chosen construction companies in Oman that show a high level of safety performance are also presented. The result shows that management commitment; alignment and integration of safety as a value; accountability across the board; supervisory management; empowerment and involvement of workers; improvement of communication; and training and education are some of the main elements that significantly affect safety climate in Oman. The common safety climate factors reported in this research are based on the views of selected interviewees working in the construction industry in Oman. It is suggested that these factors may be validated further considering views of other members of the construction team, before being used for safety climate assessment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | health & safety; management; safety & hazards |
| Index terms: | face, commitment, accountability, construction company, interview, empowerment, safety climate, safety performance, integration, construction team, Oman, safety culture, case study, construction industry, construction professional |
| Subjects: | management, professional development, occupational health and safety management, organizational analysis, industry analysis, data collection methods, project delivery, Geography, health safety and environment, liability law, organization, psychology |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Research Practice, Information Management, Organizational Design, Human Resources, Health and Safety, Project Management, Geographical Context, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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