Simulation Study on the Influence of Managers' Safety Attitude on the Safety Behavior of Construction Workers

Jianshe Zhang; Kai Zhang

doi:10.54691/4013em32

Authors

Jianshe Zhang
Kai Zhang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/4013em32

Keywords:

Manager's safety attitude, worker safety behavior, worker safety awareness, trusting managers, simulation experiment.

Abstract

Construction safety is a major challenge in the construction industry, and workers’ unsafe behavior is one of the main causes of safety accident. Therefore, adopting scientific methods to motivate workers' safety behavior (WSB) has become the mainstream in the field. This study establish a priori model based on existing theories and literature to elucidate the relationship between managers' safety attitude(MSA), workers' safety awareness (WSA), trust in managers (WTM), and WSB. Develop a potential model using Netlogo software to investigate the impact of MSA on WSB. Conduct univariate and multivariate experiments to explore the influence of MSA on WSB. The research results indicate that MSA, WSA, and WTM can actively promote WSB. At the same time, MSA can further positively influence WSB through WSA and WTM. This study is helpful for building managers to construct a knowledge system of safety attitudes, which can provide reference for the improvement of laws and regulations in the construction industry.

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