Safety Risks of Primary and Secondary Schools in China: A Systematic Analysis Using AHP–EWM Method

Jincang Yang, Xueqin Dong and Sishi Liu
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Jincang Yang: School of Safety Science and Emergency Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Xueqin Dong: The Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) Second Highway Consultants Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430010, China
Sishi Liu: Department of Management Engineering & Equipment Economics, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: Owing to the frequent accidents in primary and secondary schools (PSS) in China in the past decades, a systematic analysis of indicators influencing safety risks in PSS is critical to identifying preventive measures. A two-hierarchy structure of indicators was identified by analyzing various cases, intensive interviews, and related previous literature. A combination of the analytic hierarchy process and the entropy weight method was developed to synthetically assess the primary and secondary risk indicators through a case study of Ma Shan School in China. The results are as follows: (1) the primary risk indicators, namely, natural disasters, public health, facility safety, accidental injury, public security, school bullying, and individual health constitute the evaluation framework of the safety risks in PSS. (2) Public health risks and accidental injury risks are the most critical factors that should be prioritized. In addition to providing academic implications, several managerial implications are proposed for these stakeholders to reduce the safety risks in PSS.

Keywords: primary and secondary schools (PSS); safety risks; campus safety; influencing factors; preventive measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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