Assessing Safety Risk Management Performance in Chinese Subway Construction Projects: A Multistakeholder Perspective

Zhang, S; Loosemore, M; Sunindijo, RY; Galvin, S; Wu, J; Zhang, S

Assessing Safety Risk Management Performance in Chinese Subway Construction Projects: A Multistakeholder Perspective

Zhang, S Loosemore, M

Sunindijo, RY Galvin, S Wu, J Zhang, S

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Publisher:: ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Management in Engineering, 2022, 38, (4)
Issue Date:: 2022-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zhang, S
dc.contributor.author	Loosemore, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-4655
dc.contributor.author	Sunindijo, RY
dc.contributor.author	Galvin, S
dc.contributor.author	Wu, J
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, S
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-22T05:03:46Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-22T05:03:46Z
dc.date.issued	2022-07-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Management in Engineering, 2022, 38, (4)
dc.identifier.issn	0742-597X
dc.identifier.issn	1943-5479
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163651
dc.description.abstract	The rapid development of subway projects in China presents significant safety risks to those involved. Building on the previous empirical research that identified and classified the safety risks of these projects, the aim of this paper is to assess the safety risk management performance in Chinese subway construction projects from a multistakeholder perspective. Questionnaire surveys and semistructured interviews were conducted with three hundred and ninety-nine and eight construction professionals, respectively, who worked on subway construction projects in southeast China. The results indicate that the top five areas of safety risk management performance are related to construction plan development, management of high-risk construction works, hazard identification and communication, government-related factors, and client-related factors. In contrast, the bottom five areas of safety risk management performance are related to engineering consultant-related factors, the site's natural environment and weather conditions, regular tests, machine calibration and maintenance, site construction schedule, and construction preparedness. The relationship between this safety risk management performance and the perceived importance of each risk factor is also reported, identifying priority areas for improvements on these projects. These findings contribute new conceptual insights to the paucity of research on the safety risk management performance of Chinese subway construction projects from a multistakeholder perspective. The results also provide new practical insights for policymakers and project managers to help them develop more effective and focused strategies to further improve the safety performance of these major projects.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Management in Engineering
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0001062
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0904 Chemical Engineering, 1202 Building, 1503 Business and Management
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.title	Assessing Safety Risk Management Performance in Chinese Subway Construction Projects: A Multistakeholder Perspective
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	38
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering
utslib.for	1202 Building
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-11-22T05:03:45Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	38
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

The rapid development of subway projects in China presents significant safety risks to those involved. Building on the previous empirical research that identified and classified the safety risks of these projects, the aim of this paper is to assess the safety risk management performance in Chinese subway construction projects from a multistakeholder perspective. Questionnaire surveys and semistructured interviews were conducted with three hundred and ninety-nine and eight construction professionals, respectively, who worked on subway construction projects in southeast China. The results indicate that the top five areas of safety risk management performance are related to construction plan development, management of high-risk construction works, hazard identification and communication, government-related factors, and client-related factors. In contrast, the bottom five areas of safety risk management performance are related to engineering consultant-related factors, the site's natural environment and weather conditions, regular tests, machine calibration and maintenance, site construction schedule, and construction preparedness. The relationship between this safety risk management performance and the perceived importance of each risk factor is also reported, identifying priority areas for improvements on these projects. These findings contribute new conceptual insights to the paucity of research on the safety risk management performance of Chinese subway construction projects from a multistakeholder perspective. The results also provide new practical insights for policymakers and project managers to help them develop more effective and focused strategies to further improve the safety performance of these major projects.

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