Human Factors in Construction Safety – Management Issues

1. Human Factors in Construction Safety – Management Issues

2. Human Factors in Construction Safety – Management Issues • Steve Rowlinson, PhD • Department of Real Estate & Construction, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China • hrecsmr@hkucc.hku.hk

3. By permission of Dr H Lingard

4. Themes • Safety culture • safety management systems • behavioural safety management • accident causation • safety initiatives • sustainability

6. Workers • Crafts and Trades • Apprenticeships • Certification & Trade Testing • Recruitment

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8. Initiatives • Green card system • Pay for safety scheme • Behavioural safety management

9. Issues to be addressed:the 7 Ss • Safety Culture • Source of Labour (importation) • Skill & perceptions • Supervision • Safety infrastructure • Subcontracting • Self regulation

10. THE COST OF LACK OF SAFETY • Accident Costs on a Construction Site • The Cost Iceberg • The Accident Triangle • Insurance

11. Safety as an integral part of the project • Architects, Engineers and Consultants • Plant and Equipment • Self Regulation • Safety infrastructure

12. Local practice

13. Trends in accident causation – an example

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16. Changing Attitudes • Behaviour Modification • Training • Education • Policy • Commitment

17. Behaviour Modification • behaviours or conditions which are critical to safety management are identified (e.g. access to heights); • these behaviours are defined (in terms of good practice); • performance in these specific items is audited (to identify a current baseline);

18. Behaviour Modification • behaviourally based performance goals in these items are then set(by workers, management or others); • performance is again assessed (on a continuous basis); • regular and continuing feedback is given to the subjects.

19. Analysis • Autoregressive Integrated Moving Averages modelling techniques(ARIMA)

20. Results • Housekeeping • Access to heights • Bamboo scaffolding

21. Conclusions • Management commitment • Goal difficulty • Consistency • Hazard perception and recognition • Reward structures

22. Prerequisites • A Champion • Consistency Policy Staffing • Safety infrastructure • Mechanistic organisation

23. Industry Level Issues • The competitive tendering system • Certification and Registration • Contractor Appraisal Systems • Hong Kong Government Works Branch Pay for Safety Scheme & HK Housing Authority PAS System • Induction Systems - the Green Card Scheme

25. Benchmarking Safety Steve Rowlinson, Jason Matthews, Brian Atkin

26. Safety issues: Why Benchmark? Competitive advantage - “an external focus on internal activities, functions or operations in order to achieve continuous improvement”

27. Safety supports company processes Cost reduction & increased efficiency Strategic?

28. Competition & business strategy -partnering Role of safety Strategic implementation of SMS Safety strategy & policy HK uniqueness

29. Construction supervisors

30. Supervisors Handle new workers Train new workers Safety knowledge Discipline Coordination Motivating

32. Partnering & Safety • Partnering • safety management systems • subcontractors • project charter • accident reduction.

33. Perception of danger: human side of safety

35. Factors affecting performance • Leadership • Motivation • Commitment • Culture • Safety Infrastructure

36. Culture • National • Professional (sentient) • Organisation

37. Effectiveness in organisations Culture OrganisationalCulture Leadership MotivationCommitment Satisfaction Safety Rewards

38. Accident Reporting System • Target problem areas • Highlight dangerous trades • Readily available to all

39. Home Page • Accident report form • HKHA/HKU reports • Links

43. Http://hkusury.hku.hk/steve/