Human Factors in Construction Safety

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Human Factors in Construction Safety Management
Issues
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Human Factors in Construction Safety Management
Issues

• Steve Rowlinson, PhD
• Department of Real Estate Construction, The
  University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
• hrecsmr_at_hkucc.hku.hk

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Themes

• Safety culture
• safety management systems
• behavioural safety management
• accident causation
• safety initiatives
• sustainability

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Workers

• Crafts and Trades
• Apprenticeships
• Certification Trade Testing
• Recruitment

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Initiatives

• Green card system
• Pay for safety scheme
• Behavioural safety management

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Issues to be addressedthe 7 Ss

• Safety Culture
• Source of Labour (importation)
• Skill perceptions
• Supervision
• Safety infrastructure
• Subcontracting
• Self regulation

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THE COST OF LACK OF SAFETY

• Accident Costs on a Construction Site
• The Cost Iceberg
• The Accident Triangle
• Insurance

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Safety as an integral part of the project

• Architects, Engineers and Consultants
• Plant and Equipment
• Self Regulation
• Safety infrastructure

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Local practice
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Trends in accident causation an example
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Changing Attitudes

• Behaviour Modification
• Training
• Education
• Policy
• Commitment

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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)

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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.

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Analysis

• Autoregressive Integrated Moving Averages
  modelling techniques(ARIMA)

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Results

• Housekeeping
• Access to heights
• Bamboo scaffolding

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Conclusions

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

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Prerequisites

• A Champion
• Consistency Policy Staffing
• Safety infrastructure
• Mechanistic organisation

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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

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Benchmarking Safety Steve Rowlinson, Jason
Matthews, Brian Atkin
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Safety issues Why Benchmark? Competitive
advantage - an external focus on internal
activities, functions or operations in order to
achieve continuous improvement
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Safety supports company processes Cost reduction
increased efficiency Strategic?
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Competition business strategy -partnering Role
of safety Strategic implementation of SMS Safety
strategy policy HK uniqueness
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Construction supervisors
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Supervisors Handle new workers Train new
workers Safety knowledge Discipline Coordination M
otivating
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Partnering Safety

• Partnering
• safety management systems
• subcontractors
• project charter
• accident reduction.

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Perception of danger human side of safety
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Factors affecting performance

• Leadership
• Motivation
• Commitment
• Culture
• Safety Infrastructure

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Culture

• National
• Professional (sentient)
• Organisation

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Effectiveness in organisations

• Culture Organisational
  Culture
• Leadership
• Motivation Commitment
• Satisfaction Safety Rewards

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Accident Reporting System

• Target problem areas
• Highlight dangerous trades
• Readily available to all

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Home Page

• Accident report form
• HKHA/HKU reports
• Links

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Http//hkusury.hku.hk/steve/