Safety climate and safety behaviors in the construction industry: The importance of co-workers commitment to safety.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing empirical evidence that as safety climate improves work site safety practice improve. Safety climate is often measured by asking workers about their perceptions of management commitment to safety. However, it is less common to include perceptions of their co-workers commitment to safety. While the involvement of management in safety is essential, working with co-workers who value and prioritize safety may be just as important.

Objective

To evaluate a concept of safety climate that focuses on top management, supervisors and co-workers commitment to safety, which is relatively new and untested in the United States construction industry.

Methods

Survey data was collected from a cohort of 300 unionized construction workers in the United States.

SUBMITTER: Schwatka NV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7778733 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature