STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING ANALYSIS USING SMART PLS TO ASSESS THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) FACTORS ON WORKERS’BEHAVIOR
| Autor: | Viswanadham Silaparasetti, G V. R. Srinivasarao, Firdouse Rahman Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Knowledge management
business.industry General Arts and Humanities media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences General Social Sciences Occupational safety and health Structural equation modeling 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Construction industry Perception 0502 economics and business Health care Operations management 030212 general & internal medicine Business 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews. 5:88-97 |
| ISSN: | 2395-6518 |
| DOI: | 10.18510/hssr.2017.524 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The study aims to examine and evaluate the impact of five Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) factors, i.e., Commitment of management, Communication, Training & Education, Health Care and Policies in predicting construction workers’ behavior in construction projects of Oman.Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire was designed, and data was collectedon arandom sampling basis. Two hundred and fifty-twosamples were collected, and the data was analyzed using Smart PLS -Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique.Findings: The study shows thatCommitment of management, Communication, and Training &Educationplays a pivotal role in inspiring the construction workers to improve their perception towards Health and Safety behavior. These factors help in theclear-cut understanding of safety issues and aid in skills development and increase capabilities. All the factors influence the sustainable positive OHS results. Research limitations/Implications: The present study covers only the construction workers. Entire stakeholdersinvolved in construction project (contractors, clients, and consultants) canbe includedfor further studies. Social Implications: The study will help to improve the Health and Safety practices in the construction industry and expected to bring in more awareness among workers, which will inevitably bring in a culture of safe behavior. The ultimate result will be asubstantial reduction or elimination in safety-relatedincidents, which helps all the stakeholders (Contractors, Clients and Consultants).Originality/Value: Only a very few have examined the impact of Occupational Health and Safety factors on the workers’ behavior, and usage of SmartPLS is a novel idea, and it is a first-hand study of its kind. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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