THE ROLE OF SAFETY ATTITUDE IN CHANGING SAFETY BEHAVIOUR AND HAZARD RECOGNITION CAPABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
THE ROLE OF SAFETY ATTITUDE IN CHANGING SAFETY BEHAVIOUR AND HAZARD RECOGNITION CAPABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
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2021
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ZAILANI, Bello Mahmud ABUBAKAR, Muawiya IBRAHIM, Yahaya Makarfi
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Worker's safety has been a major concern in the successful execution of various
construction activities. Workers that are unable to recognise the active, emerging,
or latent hazards, in the work environment are often exposed to safety risks, leading
to catastrophic accidents and injuries. Despite research efforts on strategies to
improve the safety of workers on construction sites, recent studies have reported
the apparent disregard for human-related factors in the formulation of safety
strategies which limits their effectiveness. In this regard, this study provides insight
on the specific role worker's safety attitude plays on safety behaviour towards
improving Hazard Recognition Capability (HRC) of the worker. A quantitative
research approach was adopted for the study, using a structured questionnaire to
collect both ordinal and nominal data. Both descriptive and inferential statistical
tools were used to analyse the data. Spearman's correlational analysis technique
was used to ascertain the monotonic relationship between worker's safety attitude,
safety behaviour, and hazard recognition capability. Findings of the study show that
worker's safety attitude has an influence on worker's safety behaviour on the job
site, although no relationship was established between worker's safety behaviour
and respective hazard recognition capability. This finding provides an empirical
evidence on the fractional relationship between safety behaviour and HRC. Thus, it
is recommended that other human-related factors be studied in relation to the area
of safety management with a view to find a sustainable solution to the abysmal
safety performance of the global construction industry.
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Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Department of Quantity Surveying, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE WABER 2021 CONFERENCE