TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Factors affecting safety performance in the construction industry: an empirical study using structural equation modelling (SEM)
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Moosa, Majed H.
A1  - Oriet, Leo P.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2021.1985302
ID  - ref1
ER  -