Briefing: Defining safety leadership in construction

Tariq Umar

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    Abstract

    This briefing explores the tenets of safety leadership within the construction environment. The scope of this briefing aims to define a universal definition of safety leadership with key components from literature review. Without a clear definition towards safety leadership, a misalignment between safety expectations may occur which can create a misappropriation towards safety efforts. This may adversely impact injury rates within the workplace due to ill-conceived safety leadership behaviours. A detailed definition of safety leadership may serve as a foundation for other industries such as mining, manufacturing or petrochemicals.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3-5
    JournalProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer
    Volume170
    Issue number1
    Early online date15 Feb 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2017

    Keywords

    • Architecture and the built environment
    • health & safety
    • project management
    • safety & hazards

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