Influence of safety culture on Chinese overseas hydropower project workers' safety performance: a case study in Cameroon

Bouba Oumarou Aboubakar and HongXia Li

International Journal of Reliability and Safety, 2024, vol. 18, issue 3, 266-301

Abstract: This paper evaluates the influence of safety culture on the safety performance of Chinese hydropower projects in Cameroon. It addresses the intrinsic influence of external hazards management, national culture, workers' safety knowledge and attitudes, Chinese managers' commitment on safety behaviours and motivation of 566 workers using a structural model analysed by Lisrel. The results revealed that (1) external hazards management positively influences safety motivation of both Chinese and local workers, but does not have a significant influence on their safety behaviours; (2) national culture sharing positively influences safety behaviours and safety motivation of workers; (3) workers' safety knowledge slightly influences safety behaviour but not their safety motivation; (4) safety attitude positively influences safety behaviours; (5) safety commitment of Chinese management leads to positive safety behaviour and safety motivation of workers. Finally, theoretical and practical implications are proposed and suggestions for future work are also given based on the results in this study.

Keywords: safety culture; safety performance; hydropower projects; structural equation modelling; Chinese contractors. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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