Griegel, H H; Pettersen, K P and Holte, K A (2025) Jsa as a tool for decentralised risk handling in construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 43(12), pp. 983-998. ISSN 0144-6193
Abstract
In this paper, we analyse the role and contributions of job safety analysis (JSA) as a tool for decentralised risk assessments and decision-making related to workplace safety in inter-organisational construction projects. The paper applies the concept of risk handling to theorise a contextual approach to JSA and analyses fieldwork, interviews, workshops and document data from a qualitative study of Norwegian energy construction projects. The research results show that a contextual approach to JSA can contribute to an improved understanding of organisational factors and the decentralised handling of workplace safety risk in construction projects and help build resources and social capacities to handle risk. The paper discusses limitations, opportunities and unexploited potential of current JSA applications in inter-organisational project-based work. Implications are drawn for how JSA can make contributions to workplace safety.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | decentralised decision-making; inter-organisational construction projects; job safety analysis; workplace safety |
| Index terms: | workplace safety, decision-making, construction project, qualitative study, workshop, risk assessment, inter-organizational project, organizational factor, interview |
| Subjects: | organizational theory, data collection methods, research design and methodology, occupational health, construction type, business, decision analysis, financial risk, production management |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Risk Management, Organizational Design, Construction Technology, Health and Safety, Project Management, Cost Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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