@article{ref1,
title="Factors affecting safety performance in the construction industry: an empirical study using structural equation modelling (SEM)",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2021",
author="Moosa, Majed H. and Oriet, Leo P.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The Saudi construction industry is among the largest in the region-and, for workers, among the most dangerous industries. The importance of this study is assisting to reduce hazards, sources of risk, and perceptions of safety in the construction sectors. Using a quantitative survey measure administered to a small (n = 276) sample of individuals, this study aimed to contribute to empirical understandings of safety performance in this unique context. A multivariate safety performance model was developed to ensure compatibility with the structure of the survey measure. The survey data revealed a strong consensus expressing negative views of every safety dimension and variable tested, with only tiny minorities selecting positively-valenced responses. So as to test the descriptive power of the model as a whole, a structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was used to assess the correspondence between the relationships constituting the model and their significance relative to empirical data.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2021.1985302",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.1985302"
}