Exploring the Relationship between Safety Climate and Worker Safety Behavior on Building Construction Sites in Taiwan

Construction occupational accidents are often attributed to workers' having an insufficient perception of how their actions influence safety in the construction site. This research explores the relationship between safety climate (SC) and personnel safety behavior (SB) of construction workers operating on building construction sites in Taiwan. The study discovered a significant positive relationship between SC and SB of Taiwan's building construction sites, and in turn SC level had a positive impact on SB participation and overall safety perceptions. The higher the SC cognition of Taiwan's building construction workers, the better the performance of SB was found to be. The dimension of safety commitment and safety training had the greatest relationship with SB. Safety training also had a deep impact on the cognition of SB. Therefore, the organizational culture and attitudes to safety coupled with the successful implementation of safety education and training can effectively enhance SC and worker SB on building construction sites in Taiwan, thereby potentially reducing the impacts of the underlying organizational factors behind safety related incidents.

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The study found a significant positive relationship between safety climate and personnel safety behavior on building construction sites in Taiwan, with SC level positively impacting SB participation and overall safety perceptions. Higher SC cognition among Taiwan's construction workers resulted in better SB performance. Safety commitment and safety training had the strongest relationship with SB, with safety training having a deep impact on SB cognition.