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Reviewing measuring Health and Safety Management performance in the construction industry
Abstract
Purpose: The accidents on construction sites not only cause fatalities but also affect project performance severely in terms of delayed completion, cost overruns, reduced quality and eventually low productivity. This paper aims to identify the various components that form the measurement of a Health and Safety management performance framework for the construction industry.
Design/Methodology/ Approach: This paper adopts an empirical research methodology based on literature review and secondary data gathered systematically from peer-reviewed journals. Content analysis was adopted in analysing the secondary data.
Findings: Eight components of Key Performance Indicators in measuring Health and Safety management performance were identified in the literature and they are implementation of safety regulations, leadership, safety planning, safety compliance, performance measurement, risk assessment, safety inspection, and Safety Culture.
Research Limitation/Implication: It focuses on the measurement of a Health and Safety management performance framework for the construction industry.
Practical Implication: Compliance with the existing health and safety laws must be monitored regularly and effectively, and breaches of them should be taken much more seriously than it is at present. Management members must champion the crusade of good health and safety practices and motivate the employees through their visible leadership by wearing personal protective equipment, whenever they are at the construction site.
Social Implication: Health and safety education programmes should be designed such that, they would consider individual cultural aspirations to try to shape them to suit the organizational safety culture.
Originality/Value: Identification of components that influence the measurement of the Health and Safety management performance framework were reviewed.
