Attitudes towards safety performance on construction work: An investigation of public and private sector differences
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Work & Stress
- Vol. 2 (2) , 155-167
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678378808259159
Abstract
This paper summarizes the results of a research project into the attitudes and behaviour relating to safety performance on construction work. Based upon the findings of a pilot study (Shimmin et al. 1981), the research had as its principal objective the investigation of previously observed differences in attitude and motivation between private-sector and public-sector employees. In particular, it had been found that the two groups differed in terms of their views on the locus of responsibility for safety and the cause of accidents: private-sector operatives displayed more of an internal attribution and public-sector operatives more of an external attribution. Additionally, the research examined the importance of such factors as working conditions, payment schemes and the social organization of work in relation to the structure of these attitudes.Keywords
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