The Impact of Social Capital on Construction Safety Climate

Abstract:

The importance of safety climate on safety performance in construction has been highly acknowledged, and the definitions and elements of safety climate have been widely discussed over the years. However, researches about how to improve constructions safety climate have been less focused. The aim of this study was to find the impact of social capital on safety climate. A questionnaire of social capital and safety climate was conducted by 316 employees from 45 construction sites, and an empirical analysis was made by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural model theory (SEM). The results showed that: the cognitive dimension and relational dimension of social capital are significantly positive correlation to safety climate, while the structural dimension is not significant. The findings of this study provide useful information to improve safety climate for construction enterprises.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 719-720)
• Pages: 1251-1257
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.719-720.1251
• Online since: January 2015
• Authors: Shu Quan Li, Xiu Yu Wu*, Yue Hui Wang
• Keywords: Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Safety Climate, Social Capital, Structural Model Theory (SEM)

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