Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh Branch, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh Branch, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 6;17(21):8225. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218225.
The hazardous nature of the construction industry requires giving increasing attention to safety management and the available means to eliminate or reduce the risks of workers' injuries. Workers in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia face similar daily risks as workers face in other countries. The safety climate significantly influences safety performance, making research in the field of safety climate a vital step toward raising safety levels at construction sites. This study aims at exploring key components of determinants for safety climate evaluation of Saudi Arabian construction sites. Using data collected from 401 industry practitioners, a dimension reduction statistical approach and exploratory factor/principal component analysis were conducted on 13 safety climate factors that were found to significantly correlate with safety climate evaluation of construction sites. The study revealed three key components of determinants for safety climate evaluation of Saudi Arabian construction sites. Notable components are safety commitment, safety interaction, and safety support. Implications of this study include assisting construction industry stakeholders to bolster the safety climate at their construction sites, which should lead to improved safety performance levels.
建筑行业具有一定的危险性，因此需要更加关注安全管理和消除或降低工人受伤风险的手段。沙特阿拉伯建筑行业的工人面临着与其他国家工人相似的日常风险。安全氛围显著影响安全绩效，因此，在安全氛围领域进行研究是提高建筑工地安全水平的重要步骤。本研究旨在探讨沙特阿拉伯建筑工地安全氛围评估的决定因素的关键组成部分。本研究使用从 401 名行业从业者收集的数据，对与建筑工地安全氛围评估显著相关的 13 个安全氛围因素进行了降维统计方法和探索性因素/主成分分析。研究结果表明，沙特阿拉伯建筑工地安全氛围评估的决定因素有三个关键组成部分。值得注意的组成部分是安全承诺、安全互动和安全支持。本研究的意义在于帮助建筑行业利益相关者加强建筑工地的安全氛围，从而提高安全绩效水平。
