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Construction Safety Success Factors: A Taiwanese Case Study

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  • Wei Tong Chen

    (Department of Civil and Construction Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan)

  • I-Chen Tsai

    (Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan)

  • Hew Cameron Merrett

    (Graduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan)

  • Shih Tong Lu

    (Department of Logistics and Shipping Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan 300, Taiwan)

  • Yu-I Lee

    (Bachelor Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan)

  • Ji-Kai You

    (Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640, Taiwan)

  • Leonard Mortis

    (Engineering Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Belize, Belmopan 501, Belize)

Abstract

The international construction industry has long experienced high rates of occupational incidents resulting in serious injury and death. The high rate of fatal construction accidents has clearly highlighted the importance and urgency of safety management improvement for building and construction sites. This paper analyzed 33 nominated success factors of the site safety management (SSM) of building construction projects using Principle Components Analysis (PCA) to extract the success factors (SFs) of SSM in Taiwan. The internal relationships among these SFs were further explored using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to examine the underlying relationships. The results of this study indicate that there are moderate correlations present between the selected SFs for SSM. Management behaviors, a safe work environment and safety resources, the safety behaviors of workers, and prevention and remedial actions were found to be the major influencers for SSM performance. Furthermore, the study shows that SSM in Taiwan is still overly focused on safe working conditions, to the detriment of workers’ safety perception and training. Further work is required to ensure that safety programs are agile enough to understand and adapt to the factors which influence SSM outcomes.

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  • Wei Tong Chen & I-Chen Tsai & Hew Cameron Merrett & Shih Tong Lu & Yu-I Lee & Ji-Kai You & Leonard Mortis, 2020. "Construction Safety Success Factors: A Taiwanese Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:16:p:6326-:d:395259
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    1. Wei Tong Chen & Hew Cameron Merrett & Ying-Hua Huang & Shih Tong Lu & Wen Chun Sun & Yadi Li, 2019. "Exploring the Multilevel Perception of Safety Climate on Taiwanese Construction Sites," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-18, August.
    2. Abdelnaser Omran & Abdelwahab Omran & Abdul Hamid Pakir Kadir, 2010. "Critical Success Factors That Influencing Safety Program Performance In Malaysian Construction Projects: Case Studies," Journal of Academic Research in Economics, Spiru Haret University, Faculty of Accounting and Financial Management Constanta, vol. 2(1 (May)), pages 125-134.
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