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Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry
BACKGROUND: Despite numerous regulatory initiatives to improve health and safety in the construction industry, it still ranks as one of the most accident-prone industries worldwide. A dedicated focus on safety culture has been suggested as a complement to laws, regulations and management systems. OB...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10657708/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36872827 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220214 |
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author | Berglund, Leif Johansson, Jan Johansson, Maria Nygren, Magnus Stenberg, Magnus |
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description | BACKGROUND: Despite numerous regulatory initiatives to improve health and safety in the construction industry, it still ranks as one of the most accident-prone industries worldwide. A dedicated focus on safety culture has been suggested as a complement to laws, regulations and management systems. OBJECTIVE: This article explores safety culture research conducted in the construction industry, with the aim to provide insight into the specific themes that tend to be in focus as well as what theoretical and methodological approaches that tend to be favored. METHODS: Searches in scientific databases were conducted twice. In a first attempt, searches resulted in 54 hits but only two articles fit the scope of the study. A revision of the search phrase resulted in 124 hits. Ultimately, 17 articles fit the scope of the study and were included. The content of the articles was analyzed and sorted thematically. RESULTS: The results show that four themes are prevalent in the existing literature: 1) unique challenges entail a need for situated applications, 2) models developed to operationalize safety culture, 3) measuring safety culture, and 4) safety management and leadership as key factors. CONCLUSION: Although research focusing on the construction industry has come to favor certain study designs and definitions of safety culture, further research may be enriched by broadening the theoretical and methodological perspectives. Specifically, researchers should conduct more in-depth qualitative studies that take the complexity of the industry into account, including the interpersonal relations between the actors involved. |
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spelling | pubmed-106577082023-11-19 Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry Berglund, Leif Johansson, Jan Johansson, Maria Nygren, Magnus Stenberg, Magnus Work Research Article BACKGROUND: Despite numerous regulatory initiatives to improve health and safety in the construction industry, it still ranks as one of the most accident-prone industries worldwide. A dedicated focus on safety culture has been suggested as a complement to laws, regulations and management systems. OBJECTIVE: This article explores safety culture research conducted in the construction industry, with the aim to provide insight into the specific themes that tend to be in focus as well as what theoretical and methodological approaches that tend to be favored. METHODS: Searches in scientific databases were conducted twice. In a first attempt, searches resulted in 54 hits but only two articles fit the scope of the study. A revision of the search phrase resulted in 124 hits. Ultimately, 17 articles fit the scope of the study and were included. The content of the articles was analyzed and sorted thematically. RESULTS: The results show that four themes are prevalent in the existing literature: 1) unique challenges entail a need for situated applications, 2) models developed to operationalize safety culture, 3) measuring safety culture, and 4) safety management and leadership as key factors. CONCLUSION: Although research focusing on the construction industry has come to favor certain study designs and definitions of safety culture, further research may be enriched by broadening the theoretical and methodological perspectives. Specifically, researchers should conduct more in-depth qualitative studies that take the complexity of the industry into account, including the interpersonal relations between the actors involved. IOS Press 2023-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10657708/ /pubmed/36872827 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220214 Text en © 2023 – The authors. Published by IOS Press https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Berglund, Leif Johansson, Jan Johansson, Maria Nygren, Magnus Stenberg, Magnus Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry |
title | Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry |
title_full | Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry |
title_fullStr | Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry |
title_full_unstemmed | Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry |
title_short | Exploring safety culture research in the construction industry |
title_sort | exploring safety culture research in the construction industry |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10657708/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36872827 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220214 |
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