Strategies for Improving Construction Safety Performance in Developing Context

Abstract

Inexperience and lack of awareness of workplace appropriate actions are the common reasons behind accidents and injuries. Researchers and industry practitioners in developed countries identified more than 12 strategies that might lead to preventing worksite injuries. However, these strategies are specific to the developed context. Developing countries still fail to identify safety strategies that might align with their safety policies and procedures. This paper aims to take the first step towards identifying the best safety strategies in the developing context. Thus, the main research question is how can companies start to implement safety strategies with consideration of their context? This study applied a mixed method to meet the objectives of the study. The Delphi method was used to obtain the needed data. The descriptive analysis shows that four important strategies are identified out of the 12 strategies: Upper Management Support, Safety and Health Committees, Record Keeping and Accident Analysis, and Job Hazard Analyses. The findings of this paper can be used by managers to make defendable decisions to start implementing safety strategies in their organizations. Also, they will illuminate the developing countries' safety culture perspective and the implementation processes.