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http://dx.doi.org/10.5345/JKIBC.2017.17.6.567

Safety Perception Level of Workers in Construction Site According to NOSACQ-50  

Ha, Seung-Yong (Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Sun-Kuk (Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Son, Seung-Hyun (Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
Ha, Sun-Geun (School of Architectural Engineering, University of Ulsan)
Son, Ki-Young (School of Architectural Engineering, University of Ulsan)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction / v.17, no.6, 2017 , pp. 567-576 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze safety perception level of workers in construction site according to NOSACQ-50. To achieve the objective of this study, First, literature review is conducted to clearly define the concept of safety climate. Second, NOSACQ-50 is used to survey the level of safety climate of workers. Third, statistical analysis based on collected data is conducted to examine the level of safety climate. As a result, the level of safety climate in South Korea was found to be serious comparing with the standard value proposed in NOSACQ-50. Finally, the improvements were suggested after investigating the key factors on the level of safety climate. In the future, this study will be used as a baseline for developing safety awareness assessment tools such as NOSACQ-50 for domestic construction sites.
Keywords
NOSACQ-50; reliability analysis; cronbach's alpha; surveying; safety climate;
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