Citation

Kwon YT, Son S, Kim S, Ha SG, Son K. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-9.

Affiliation

School of Architectural Engineering , University of Ulsan , Ulsan , Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2019.1603709

PMID

30966995

Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this article was to measure the safety perception level of workers in a South Korean construction site and investigate safety problems using NOSACQ-50 (Nordic Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire).

METHODS: The survey was carried out via NOSACQ-50 with 175 workers from five South Korean construction companies to evaluate their perception level. The results were then compared with the NOSACQ-50 criteria.

RESULTS: The results indicated that the safety perception of this South Korean construction site is high when compared with the NOSACQ-50 criteria. This high level was especially pronounced for the seventh dimension of the efficacy, the safety systems, which showed the highest level among all dimensions. In addition, we suggested improvements and interventions to sustain a safety climate amongst workgroups.

CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that the seventh dimension showed the highest safety perception amongst all dimensions in South Korea. In the future, these findings can be utilized to develop an evaluation tool for the safety climate of the construction industry in South Korea.

Language: en

Keywords

NOSACQ-50; construction workers; safety climate; safety culture; survey