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Influence of Safety Awareness Levels in Construction Sites on Human Errors by Construction Workers

건설 현장의 안전의식 수준이 건설근로자 휴먼에러에 미치는 영향

  • An, Sung-Hoon (Department of Architectural Engineering, Daegu University)
  • Received : 2023.07.05
  • Accepted : 2023.07.26
  • Published : 2023.08.20
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Abstract

Human error, a leading cause of construction accidents, emphasizes the need for minimization to reduce such incidents. However, due to the nature of the construction industry, workers operate within the collective environment of a construction site. Therefore, this study investigates the influence of safety awareness levels within construction sites on the human errors committed by construction workers, from an organizational perspective. The analysis revealed that human errors directly impact construction accidents and that safety awareness levels within construction sites influence the human errors committed by construction workers. Specifically, a strong correlation was observed between slip errors(unintentional actions or oversights) and safety awareness levels in nearly all domains of construction site safety. This study highlights that by elevating safety awareness levels within construction sites, the likelihood of construction worker slips - and by extension, construction accidents - can be significantly reduced.

건설종사자가 일으킨 휴먼에러가 건설 사고재해의 중요한 원인 중 하나이므로 사고재해를 줄이기 위해서 건설근로자의 휴먼에러를 줄이는 것이 중요하다. 그러나, 건설업의 특성상 건설근로자는 현장이라는 공통의 틀 안에서 작업을 하고 있으므로, 본 연구는 조직적 관점에서 건설 현장 조직의 안전의식 수준이 건설근로자 휴먼에러에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 분석 결과 휴먼에러가 사고재해에 영향을 미치며, 건설 현장의 안전의식 수준이 건설근로자의 휴먼에러에 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 특히, 잘못은 안전의식의 거의 모든 영역에서 현장의 안전의식 수준과 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 건설 현장의 안전의식 수준을 높이면 건설근로자가 잘못된 행동(행위착오, Slip)을 할 가능성이 작아져 궁극적으로 건설 현장의 사고재해를 줄일 수 있다는 것을 파악한 점에서 의의가 있다고 할 수 있다.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(NRF-2022R1A2C1004565)

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