scholarly journals Exploring On-Site Safety Knowledge Transfer in the Construction Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6426
Author(s):  
Ying-Hua Huang ◽  
Tzung-Ru Yang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Transfer Process ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Safety Knowledge

A primary cause of occupational accidents is on-site workers not having proper or even adequate safety knowledge and awareness, leading to them failing to employ safety measures, equipment, or behavior to protect themselves. The complexity of construction projects and changes in organizational personnel complicate the safety knowledge transfer process. Therefore, to reduce occupational accidents in the construction industry, this study explored the on-site safety knowledge transfer process as well as its relationship with a safe working environment; it did this to understand the associations between various constructs in the process, which could be used as a reference for management personnel to promote on-site safety education and behaviors. This would allow safety knowledge to be learned and practiced by on-site workers, changing their unsafe behaviors and creating a safe on-site work environment. This study used structural equation modeling to empirically study the relationship between various constructs during safety knowledge transfer on a construction site. The results revealed that an excellent safety knowledge transfer environment can lead to favorable safety behavior as well as safety knowledge application and inspiration of on-site workers, which would affect their safety behaviors. More satisfactory safety behaviors of on-site workers could produce a safer working environment on the construction site. Moreover, although safety application and inspiration do not directly affect the safety of a work environment, they do so indirectly through safety behaviors.

scholarly journals Employee’s Performance as a Consequence of Effective Communication and Working Environment: The Moderating Role of Organizational Learning Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adnan ◽  
Ayesha Malik ◽  
Zainab Malik ◽  
Maham Malik
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Learning Culture ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Learning Culture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose: FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sector has a significant role in the economic development of Pakistan. According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the retail sector contributes 18.6% to the GDP of Pakistan. This sector can use effective communication with a learning work environment as a tool to increase their productivity and at the same time can build customer relations. This is because communication is an essential element used to deal with customers and employees. Whereas, at the same time comfortable work environment is helpful to boost the performance of this sector. The present study aims to examine the influence of effective communication and working environment on employee’s performance with the moderating role of organizational learning culture in FMCG sector of South Punjab Region. Design/Methodology/Approach: For the said purpose structured questionnaires were developed by using online google forms for collecting data. The sample population was selected from the FMCG sector of Pakistan. Then the collected data was analyzed by using regression analysis and Pearson Correlation via SPSS whilst Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) via Smart PLS. Findings: The results indicates that effective communication and work environment has a significant influence on employee’s performance and organizational learning culture plays a moderating role between effective communication and work environment. Implications/Value: This research has used FMCG sector specifically to examine the impact of effective communication hence, further research can be done by using other sectors i.e., Education, Agriculture, IT etc.  In addition to that this study is based on the impact of effective communication and working environment on the employee’s performance through the moderating role of organizational culture further research can be made on the ways or methods improve working conditions of this sector.

Health risk assessment for exposure to fine dust in production conditions

2019 ◽  
pp. 458-462
Author(s):  
O. I. Kopytenkova ◽  
A. V. Levanchuk ◽  
Z. Sh. Tursunov
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Dust Particles ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Fine Dust ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Working Zone

Introduction.The results of the study of the working area air during thermal insulation works are presented.The aim of the studywas to assess the health risk of workers in the construction industry and exposed to fine dust.Materials and methods.The number of dust particles of different dispersion in the air of the working area in the implementation of thermal insulation works is determined.Results.It is established that the working conditions during the thermal insulation works in accordance with the current regulatory documentation are classified as harmful 3 class 2 degree. Harmful factor of the production environment is dust (including PM10and fine PM2,5) in air of working zone (3.2). The air quality of the working area indicates a long stay of fine dust in the air over the territory of the construction site. Dust of different dispersed composition was found in the air of the working area during thermal insulation works. Th e dust concentration is more than 10 μm was 8.2±1.3 mg/m3, PM10and 1.8±0.4 mg/m3, PM2,5–1,25±0,2 mg/m3.Conclusions.The results obtained in the experiment make it possible to determine the safe duration of the working experience underthe influence of a harmful factor of the working environment (in terms of the permissible health risk) with different duration ofcontact with it during the day.

scholarly journals Quantitative Assessment of the State of Threat of Working on Construction Scaffolding

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Sawicki ◽  
Mariusz Szóstak
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
The State ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Undesirable Event

Working at height, and especially on construction scaffolding, is one of the most accident-prone situations on a construction site. The article attempts to assess the state of threat of working on scaffolding on the basis of the proposed coefficients concerning the possibility of an occupational accident occurring. The article presents the analysis of 10 parameters, which were classified into three groups of factors that cause accidents: technical, organizational, and human factors. In order to assess the state of threat of working on scaffolding, partial hazard factors and a simplified and accurate factor of the state of threat of working were proposed. The coefficients were determined on the basis of the data collected from post-accidental control reports on occupational accidents occurring on scaffolding in the construction industry that took place in Poland in five voivodeships in the years 2008–2017, and also on the basis of the obtained results of research on 120 scaffoldings conducted in the years 2016–2018. Based on the determined factors, it was possible to determine the probability of an undesirable event, in other words, an occupational accident. In addition, the developed test method proposed numerical scales for assessing the state of threat of working on scaffolding. The form proposed in the article for assessing the state of threat of working on scaffolding, which was developed using a spreadsheet, can provide support for people managing work at workstations involving scaffolding, for example, construction directors, construction engineers, work managers, or construction managers.

scholarly journals A Study of Construction Site Safety Culture and Implications for Safe and Responsive Workplaces

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert C. Biggs ◽  
Vaughn L. Sheahan ◽  
Donald P. Dingsdag
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
Safety Knowledge

The high injury rate with in the Australian construction industry necessitates proactive action on the behalf of rehabilitation professionals. Safety culture is a concept that is gaining traction within this sector as a useful concept to further reduce fatalities, injuries and incidents. Ten focus groups were completed with Australia's largest constructors to investigate this concept of safety culture and to further evaluate the skills, knowledge and abilities required by people who hold influential and key roles. Data interpretation revealed three important personal characteristics that underlie a positive safety culture: safety knowledge, user/interpersonal skills and appropriate attitudes and beliefs. These findings are applied to the rehabilitation process and it is concluded that rehabilitation professionals need to contribute to the development of a positive safety culture by enhancing the workforce's understanding of injury management.

scholarly journals THE PERFORMANCE OF SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION TOWARDS ACCIDENT OCCURRENCE IN MALAYSIA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (Special1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
Nur Sabrina Azmi ◽  
Ezrin Hani Sukadarin ◽  
Hanida Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Accident Prevention ◽  
Hazard Identification ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fatal Accidents ◽  
Near Misses ◽  
Data Collections

Reported fatal accidents in Malaysia construction industry contributed the highest number among other industries since 2009 until 2018. These statistics are alarming and elucidate the need to conduct scientific research to find the solution to solve the problem. Safety and health issues remain critical to the construction industry due to its working environment and the complexity of working practices. To prevent an accident, hazard identification is essential to construction safety management because unidentified hazards present the most unmanageable risks. Therefore, this research is conducted to help in reducing occupational accidents in the construction industry, and it can be considered worthy. This study aims to understand the triggering events, and their factors leading to fatal accidents are of significant input. The obtained data were analyzed using a statistical analysis program. Data collections of 139 numbers of respondents have been conducted in six different construction sites in east Malaysia. The result showed that there is a correlation between worker's perspective on safety management in the construction site and accident that can lead to a more fatality rate compared to other sectors. The corresponding recommendations are ultimately put forward as fatal accident prevention in construction activities. The patterns found in this paper can contribute valuable direction for formulating accident prevention strategies. In future research, reporting of an accident and near misses are essential to be further explored.

scholarly journals Human Relations And Working Environment Conditions In Building A Work Ethic With Motivation As Mediation At The Office Of The Agency For Personnel And Human Resources Development (BKPSDM) Sawahlunto City

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Nesyia Tri Khairani ◽  
Marta Widian Sari ◽  
Vivi Nila Sari ◽  
Andry Novrianto
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Human Relation ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Human Resources Development ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Resources Development

This study aims to determine the influence of Human Relations and Work Environment Conditions in Building a Work Ethic with Motivation as Mediation at the Office of the Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency (BKPSDM) Sawahlunto City. The method used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Partial Least Square (PLS) 3.0. By distributing questionnaires as many as 39 respondents. The results of the data analysis concluded that there was a positive and significant influence on the human relation variable on the work ethic variable. There is a positive and insignificant influence on work environment variables on work ethic variables. There is a positive and insignificant influence of the human relation variable on the motivation variable. There is a significant positive effect of the human relation variable on work ethic variables. There is a positive influence which is not significant, the motivation variable has an effect on work ethic variables. There is a positive and insignificant influence given by the human relation variable on the work ethic variable which is mediated by motivation. There is a positive and insignificant influence given by the work environment variable on work ethic variables mediated by motivation.

scholarly journals Occupational Safety Knowledge Management with Performance Indicators as a Strategy for the Reduction of Accidents in the Construction Sector in Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Martha Patricia Quintero ◽  
Juan Carlos Pérez ◽  
Gerardo de Jesús López ◽  
Emmanuel Olivera
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Dynamic Work ◽  
Safety Knowledge

The construction industry is one of the key contributors to a country's economy. It accounts for 13.4% of total annual production. The construction sector has specific characteristics such as dynamic work and uncertain conditions; therefore, it tends to cause occupational accidents. Another one of its features is the temporary nature of its projects. This characteristic leads to the loss of learning and disappearance of workers at the end of each project inhibiting workers from gaining experience. The aim of this paper is to propose a model of knowledge management in occupational safety that limits or stops the loss of knowledge, covers the dynamic needs of the construction sector and helps to reduce accidents at work. The present research method is exploratory; it identifies the elements or strategies of the stages of knowledge management that allow the reduction of accidents in the construction sector. As a result of this research, the authors have proposed a model which is able to manage the knowledge generating learning from its elements. Some key safety performance indicators as strategies to reduce occupational accidents are discussed.

scholarly journals Investigating Factors of Safety Culture Assessment in Construction Industry Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 971-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Zeinalabedin Tehrani ◽  
Omid Rezaifar ◽  
Majid Gholhaki ◽  
Yahya Khosravi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
The Impact

Early signs of an organizational commitment to safety policies are manifested in the safety culture in that organization. Improving the safety culture of contractors can reduce occupational accidents in construction industry projects. Many scholars tend to research on this concept in order to achieve an approach to reducing occupational accidents. Numerous studies have attempted to identify the components affecting the safety culture using various methods and tools for measuring and assessing the safety culture; nevertheless, none of these studies measured the impact level of each of the evaluated factors on the safety culture. Hence, this study, assess the influence of each of these factors on the safe culture of contractors working in the construction industry. This study used a structural equation modeling approach to examine the safety culture assessment factors. Accordingly, ten factors affecting the safety culture were scrutinized to provide a conceptual model with ten predictable paths for evaluating the relationships between the variables. The data collected from thermal power plant construction projects were applied to test the hypothesized model experimentally using SEM-PLS method. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that the factors of management commitment, appraisal of work hazards, supportive environment and communication among the factors influencing the safety culture of contractors in the studied projects had respectively the most impact on the safety culture of contractors operating in the thermal power industry, as well as the work pressure had the least impact on the safety culture..

PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN BAGIAN PRODUKSI PT. FUJI SEIMITSU INDONESIA - BEKASI

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Riski Eko Ardianto ◽  
Ergo Nurpatria Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Environment Variables

Employee performance is something that is considered important for the company. Employees have high performance will certainly be able to work optimally so that the objectives of the institution itself will be easily achieved. Through the improvement of the working environment and working discipline expected the resulting performance can be optimized within the enterprise. In this study to determine the three variables that can affect employee performance (Y), the work environment variables (X1) and discipline (X2). Simultaneous and partially on the performance of employees at PT.Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia. Type of research is quantitative research. Methods of data collection using questionnaires with sempel amount of research is 100 respondents.Data analysis techniques in research using descriptive analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, validity and reliability test and partial test ( Test T) and a simultaneous test (Test F). Results of research conducted using SPSS 2.2 (ststitical program for social science), from the results obtained that the working environment (X1) were significant influence on employee performance (Y) on PT.Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia because work environment variables t = 3.231 > t table 1.660 with sig = 0.002 < 0.05. Labor discipline (X2) have a significant effect on employee performance (Y). Work environment (X1) and discipline (X2) simultaneously significant effect on employee performance (Y) PT. Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia.The results obtained on the whole of the working environment (X1) and discipline (X2) are all very significant influence on employee performance (Y) in PT.Fuji Seimitsu Indonesia. Keywords:Work Environment, Work Discipline and Employee Performance

ANALISIS PENGARUH MOTIVASI DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA APARATUR SIPIL NEGARA (Studi pada Dinas Penanaman Modal Pelayanan Terpadu dan Perindustrian Kabupaten Padang Pariaman)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendriko Putra Jayanda
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
The State ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Linearity Test ◽  
Investment Service ◽  
Integrated Service

The purpose of this study is to test partially and simultaneously the influence of motivation and work environment on the performance of state civil apparatus in the Office of Integrated Service Investment and Industry of Padang Pariaman Regency, data collected by spreading the questionnaire directly. Test of research instrument used is test of validity and reliability test. The classical assumption test used is normality test, linearity test, multicollinearity test, and heteroscedasticity test. As for hypothesis test used t test and test f. The analytical method used to test the effect of motivation and work environment on the performance of civil state apparatus is multiple linear regression with the help of SPSS. The result of the research shows that there is a significant influence between the working environment on the performance of civil apparatus of the State. Simultaneously or jointly motivation and work environment significantly influence the performance of civil apparatus of the State. Based on the research, it can be concluded that motivation has a significant effect on the performance of the State Civil Apparatus on the Integrated Service and Investment Service Department (DPMPTP) of Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. The work environment has a significant effect on the performance of the State Civil Apparatus on the Integrated Service and Industrial Service Investment Service (DPMPTP) of Padang Kabupaten Pariaman. Morality and work environment have a significant effect on the performance of State Civil Apparatus at the Department of Investment of Integrated Services and Industry (DPMPTP) of Kabupaten Padang Pariaman.

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