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SABOURI H, ALIZADEH S S, MOSAFERI M, SAFAEIAN A. Evaluation of safety performance indicators for construction projects: A review study. ioh 2020; 17 (1) :280-293
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Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. , SAFETYCLASS2@GMAIL.COM
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Background and aims: Contractor's safety performance assessment provides an opportunity for managers and decision-makers to choose contractors based on safety principles as an effective factor. The construction industry creates a complex working environment due to the use of complex devices and equipment, modern construction methods, temporary organizational structures, and the multidisciplinary and multitasked aspects of the project workforce. Construction projects are performed by contractors in many countries, and the accident rate is very high in this industry. Therefore, the safety of the workplace in the construction industry needs considerable attention. In the construction industry, completing a high-quality project with the minimum time and cost is a priority, and safety is a secondary concern. The lack of motivation to promote a safety culture at the organization and project level has weakened the safety performance and made construction one of the most dangerous industries in the world. It is possible to improve the safety standards of contracting organizations with continuous monitoring and reviewing of their safety performance. To achieve this goal, safety performance measurement methods must be available. To achieve the safety objectives of the safety management system, organizations require a rational framework for assessing safety performance to measure the effectiveness of the organization in preventing accidents over time. The goal of measuring the safety performance is to provide a feedback mechanism to accelerate improvement. The effectiveness of the feedback mechanism is directly dependent on the use of appropriate information resources. Safety performance is one of the most important concerns of project managers, because poor safety increases project failures and affects other key performance indicators. For example, the unsafe work environment reduces the quality of work and causes extra time and costs. This study was conducted to evaluate the contractor's safety performance indicators.
Methods: In this study, the articles published in the Science Direct database from the beginning of 2005 to the end of 2017 on measuring the safety performance of construction projects were reviewed. Articles with the term "safety performance" and "construction" in the title, abstract, or keywords were selected. A total of 145 articles were found in the first search, and after a closer look at the title and abstracts of articles, 54 articles related to the purpose of the study were examined. These 54 selected articles were categorized based on various criteria such as the title of the article, year of publication, journal name, author's country, and methods. In general, the safety performance indicators were divided into three groups of methods, including lagging indicators, leading indicators, and other methods, and each of these groups includes subgroups.
Results: From the review of 54 articles, it was found that two indicators of incident rate (29 articles) and accident rate (19 articles) were studied in the majority of articles. These two were followed by studies on the near miss rates, safety culture, risk assessment, unsafe conditions, experience modification rating, and safety costs for safety performance measurement, respectively. Most articles in the field of safety performance of contractors were published in the Journal of Safety Science and originated from the USA and China. Below, each lagging and leading indicator is summarized.
Methods: In this study, the articles published in the Science Direct database from the beginning of 2005 to the end of 2017 on measuring the safety performance of construction projects were reviewed. Articles with the term "safety performance" and "construction" in the title, abstract, or keywords were selected. A total of 145 articles were found in the first search, and after a closer look at the title and abstracts of articles, 54 articles related to the purpose of the study were examined. These 54 selected articles were categorized based on various criteria such as the title of the article, year of publication, journal name, author's country, and methods. In general, the safety performance indicators were divided into three groups of methods, including lagging indicators, leading indicators, and other methods, and each of these groups includes subgroups.
Results: From the review of 54 articles, it was found that two indicators of incident rate (29 articles) and accident rate (19 articles) were studied in the majority of articles. These two were followed by studies on the near miss rates, safety culture, risk assessment, unsafe conditions, experience modification rating, and safety costs for safety performance measurement, respectively. Most articles in the field of safety performance of contractors were published in the Journal of Safety Science and originated from the USA and China. Below, each lagging and leading indicator is summarized.
Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
Safety
Received: 2018/11/12 | Accepted: 2019/04/22 | Published: 2020/07/6
Received: 2018/11/12 | Accepted: 2019/04/22 | Published: 2020/07/6
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