  An
Assessment into the Development and Adoption of Safety Culture within
the Construction Industry (2011)
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build0012The intention of this dissertation was to examine and analyse the concept of a good health and safety culture within both individual organisations and the construction industry as a whole, and to identify potential barriers to widespread improvement in, and effective implementation of said safety culture. An assessment of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 was undertaken to determine its effect upon safety. A comprehensive literature review was carried out to satisfy these objectives. The dissertation then concentrated on harnessing the opinion of a range of industry professionals by means of a questionnaire and four interviews in order to draw conclusions regarding the most significant factors holding back the industry in terms of safety, and therefore directly contributing to the unacceptably high levels of accidents, injuries and fatalities. It was found that good safety culture is comprised of many different attributes including strong management and involvement of the whole workforce in safety matters. Barriers included production issues, behavioural factors and contractor selection procedures. Main barriers to industry safety were found to be the fragmented nature of the industry, the self-employed and designer approach to health and safety. CDM 2007 was seen as an improvement to some extent with some impact upon the statistics but needed to be clearer to be better understood and accepted.
Introduction to the Research and Rationale Aim of the Research Research Objectives Outline Methodology LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction to the Literature Review Setting the Scene – The Need for Positive Safety Culture What is Health and Safety Culture Defining Elements of a Positive Safety Culture Behaviour and Attitudes of the Workforce Barriers to Positive Safety Culture Industry-wide Barriers to Good Health and Safety CDM 2007 Effect on Health and Safety Safety Statistics Preceding and Following CDM 2007 Key Findings of the Literature Review RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY Introduction to the Chapter Achieving the Research Aim and Objective Data Collection: Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods and Techniques of Data Collection Primary Data Collection Secondary Data Collection Analysis of the Data DATA ANALYSIS Introduction to the Chapter Analysis of the Questionnaire Interview Analysis Research Data Summary CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATIONS Achieving the Objectives Objectives Limitations of the Research Recommendations for Further Research REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES  How
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