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The Supervisor’s Influence on Worker Safety in Construction Projects: A Case Study in Northern Region, Malaysia

, Amirah Husna Abd Muien, Siti Hamidah Abdull Rahman, , Fatin Najwa Mohd Nusa, · Journal of Sustainable Civil Engineering and Technology · 2023

Construction is one of the most hazardous businesses in the world, with countless accidents resulting in substantial loss of life and property damage. The fact that management conduct appears to be a key factor in workplace safety mishaps puts even more attention to the matter. The connection between managerial behaviors and workers’ safety in the construction industry has not been well studied or correctly characterized. This paper is aimed at discovering those management behaviors which can significantly impact workers’ safety in construction projects. The objectives of this study are to identify the dimensions of supervisory behavior related to workers’ safety, to determine the impacts of poor supervision on workers’ safety, and lastly to offer solutions to improve bad supervisory behavior to assure workers’ safety. A quantitative study was conducted by the distribution of questionnaires, with 142 respondents taken from construction employees from different contractor firms. They were selected from contractors’ companies registered under CIDB in three Northern states: Pulau Pinang, Kedah, and Perlis. The data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPS

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