The moderating effect of client types on the relationship between green construction practices and health and safety performance

Author(s):  
Hilary Omatule Onubi ◽  
Nor’Aini Yusof ◽  
Ahmad Sanusi Hassan
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Omatule Onubi ◽  
Nor'Aini Yusof ◽  
Ahmad Sanusi Hassan

Abstract Studies have proved that Client Satisfaction (CS) is greatly affected by the nature of construction practices carried out on site. However, not much attention has been given to CS in projects that adopt green construction practices (GCPs). This study examines the effect of GCPs on CS, and the means by which CS can be achieved through health and safety performance (HSP). This study also analyses how the relationship between HSP and CS could vary depending on the level of GCPs adopted. A questionnaire with 27 items drawn from literature was used in collecting data from class A contractors in Nigeria. The study’s hypotheses were tested using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. The findings of the study reveal that GCPs has a positive effect on CS. HSP proved to only partially mediate the relationship between GCPs and CS. The findings also show that the effect of HSP on CS is moderated by GCPs with the stronger effect from projects with low adoption of GCPs. The study findings highlight the pivotal role of HSP in ensuring CS in construction projects that adopt GCPs while also making theoretical and practical contributions to guide policy makers, scholars, and contractors.


1986 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara McIntosh ◽  
Michael A. Gurdon

Multiple environmental pressures, both internal and external to the organization, are examined as factors influencing the administration of health and safety programmes and subsequent accident performance. Data were collected from seven industrial sectors in New Zealand. Those firms with better safety records indicated that the most influential factors shaping their policies included government rules and regulations and demonstrated employee concerns and demands. The quality of the relationship with the union and the locus of enterprise ownership also play a significant role in the effectiveness of health and safety administration.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-33
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ajmal Ajmal ◽  
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Ahmad Isha ◽  
Shahrina Nordin ◽  
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his paper aims to investigate how the relationship between safety management practices and occupational health and safety performance have been examined in the literature, and which future research areas can be recommended. This systematic literature review applied the matrix method to examine major literature in safety management practices and occupational health and safety performance. A total of 24 papers in English peer-reviewed from 21 journals were selected and analyzed. The synthesis of these empirical studies revealed the following: The relationship between safety management practices and occupational health and safety performance has mostly been investigated quantitatively in many countries and sectors; management commitment to safety, safety rules, and procedures and safety training are still most commonly used safety management practices to improve occupational health and safety performance. In this study, research articles were selected only from English journals; therefore, some research articles in other languages might not be included. The findings of this study can be used to develop a safety management model to reduce the rate of injuries, accidents, and near misses in high hazardous risk organizations. Overall, the findings provide Safety management practices overview that practitioners use to manage safety performance. There are only a few systematic literature reviews available on safety management practices, occupational health, and safety performance. This paper is among the first systematic literature reviews to analyze how safety management practices have been associated with occupational health and safety performance and provide potential research avenues.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Siew Lee Cheng ◽  
Florianna Lendai Michael ◽  
Hana Hamidi ◽  
Siti Mariam Abdullah

Work-related accidents is a controversial topic in Malaysia as evidenced by the increased number of occupational accidents throughout the years. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between management practices and safety performance in an or-ganization. The four management practices investigated are (a) training, (b) management commitment, (c) communication and feedback, and (d) employee involvement. The most effective safety practice is also identified. The data was collected at a manufacturing com-pany located in Shah Alam, Malaysia using closed-ended questionnaire. 95 respondents from the production line were involved in this study. The result found that training had a very weak relationship to the safety performance while the management commitment, as well as the communication and feedback, revealed to have a weak impact on safety perfor-mance. On the other hand, the analysis showed that employee involvement is the most ef-fective safety practice to the safety performance, as it had a moderate impact on safety per-formance. Keywords: Workplace health and safety; accidents; injuries; safety performance


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