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Effects of systematic work preparation meetings on safety climate and psychosocial conditions in the construction industry

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  • Anders Pousette
  • Marianne Törner

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intervention comprising education and support in performing frequent and structured work preparation meetings with broad participation. Such work preparation meetings were expected to have positive effects on safety climate by emphasizing the value of safety at the work site, and on perceived influence at work. The study was a longitudinal, matched before and after questionnaire study, with six construction sites within a large Swedish construction company, randomly assigned to the intervention or the comparison group. Contrary to expectations, the intervention group reported a decrease in safety climate, while this increased in the comparison group. Perceived influence at work showed a tendency to decrease at the interventions sites. Frequent work preparation meetings may provide ample opportunity for obtaining perceptual safety climate cues. But the effect is dependent on how these meetings are performed, and what priorities are conveyed.

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  • Anders Pousette & Marianne Törner, 2016. "Effects of systematic work preparation meetings on safety climate and psychosocial conditions in the construction industry," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(6), pages 355-365, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:34:y:2016:i:6:p:355-365
    DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2016.1189584
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    1. Andrew Neal & Mark A. Griffin, 2002. "Safety Climate and Safety Behaviour," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 27(1_suppl), pages 67-75, June.
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    1. Ibrahim Mosly & Anas A. Makki, 2020. "Safety Climate Perceptions in the Construction Industry of Saudi Arabia: The Current Situation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-16, September.

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