Relative Importance Analysis of Safety Climate Evaluation Factors Using Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP)

Hyunjin Lim, Sunkuk Kim, Yonggu Kim and Seunghyun Son
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Hyunjin Lim: Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Korea
Sunkuk Kim: Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Korea
Yonggu Kim: Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Korea
Seunghyun Son: Department of Architectural Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: Various studies have confirmed that the increasing quality of safety climate has a positive influence on reducing the occurrence of accidents. The quality of safety climate is comprehensively affected in three domains: management, site, and enterprise. At the company level, it is challenging to manage all areas at a high level due to limited managerial resources. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a strategy that improves the safety climate step by step. For the efficient execution of the strategy, it is necessary to analyze the relative importance of each evaluation factor of the safety climate and allocate managerial resources accordingly. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the relative importance of safety climate evaluation factors using the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) technique. For this study, AHP questionnaire and analysis are conducted, and the relative priorities of safety climate evaluation factors are derived. As a result, (E) workers’ safety priority and risk non-acceptance is the most important dimension among seven dimensions as the weight is 0.1900. In addition, (E1) compliance with safety regulations, even if the process is tight, is the most important one between items as the weight 0.6663. The results of this study will be used as basic data for institutional improvement and policy making for a high-quality safety climate at construction sites.

Keywords: safety climate; relative importance analysis; analytical hierarchical process (AHP); safety management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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