This systematic review of construction safety indicator research may interest you.
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Extracts:
· “there is a lack of consensus regarding the fundamental aspects of leading indicators, including their definitions, effectiveness, and implementation”
· “Due to the complexity of injury causation factors, it becomes more challenging to establish a clear link between a leading indication and a lagging indicator” and “the causality between leading and lagging indicators is more complex than initially thought”
· “The findings [from one study] indicated that no single safety indicator excelled in all evaluation criteria”
· Another study found “complex interactions among indicators over time”, challenging “the notion that leading indicators measured at one point in time can predict safety at a subsequent point in time”
· “Versteeg et al. (2019) suggest that instead of relying on counts of site inspections, more reliable indicators such as safety climate and indicators related to the quality of hazard response processes should be considered”
· “As injury rates decline, larger sample sizes are needed to detect significant relationships and draw meaningful conclusions”
· “the limitations of the measurement approaches commonly employed in construction projects, which tend to prioritize indicators that are easily quantifiable”
· “However, the study also indicated that there is potential value in measuring indicators that are more challenging to accurately assess”
· “Specifically, indicators that capture the cultural aspects of an organization were deemed highly valuable”
· “The study emphasized that relying solely on easily measurable indicators is not advisable for construction companies”
· “commonly used indicators are susceptible to manipulation and misinterpretation.”
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