Measuring the perception of safety among Taiwan construction managers

• Published in: Journal of civil engineering and management Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 37 - 48
• Main Authors: Chen, Wei Tong, Lu, Chun Sheng, Liu, Shu-Shun, Wang, Min-Shun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.02.2013; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
• Subjects: Accidents; Construction; construction accidents; construction industry; construction manager; construction safety perception; Contractors; Design engineering; Mathematical models; Perception; Public works; Safety; Taiwan

Using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), this study develops a model to evaluate construction managers' perception of safety as relates to six aspects: human error (HE), safety resource and application (SRA), safety equipment and training (...