Inducing Factors and Mechanisms of Safety Silence of Project Frontline Managers
Publication: ICCREM 2023
ABSTRACT
Safety silence of project frontline managers (PFMs) negatively impacts project safety performance, and it is essential to explore the inducing factors of those behaviors. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the inducing factors of safety silence in the work of PFMs and to clarify their hierarchical structure and mechanism. Using the grounded theory research method, 13 inducing factors of the safety silence of the PFMs were identified, involving four dimensions, i.e., individual level, leadership level, organizational level, and cultural level. Furthermore, a multi-level hierarchical structure model of the inducing factors was constructed using the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and interpretive structural modeling (ISM). Based on these findings, countermeasures and recommendations were proposed to mitigate safety silence among PFMs. The research findings enrich the theoretical framework of behavior safety management in the field of engineering construction, which can provide references for project-based enterprises to improve safety management performance by ameliorating safety silence of PFMs.
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ICCREM 2023
Pages: 285 - 297
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Published online: Nov 30, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Design (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering profession
- Leadership
- Managers
- Models (by type)
- Occupational safety
- Personnel (type)
- Personnel management
- Practice and Profession
- Professional development
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Safety
- Structural design
- Structural models
- Structural safety
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