Abstract
Best Practices Sampling (BPS) is a participatory, crew-driven safety performance management system developed for the construction industry. Construction work crews develop their own list of critical best practices and measure their own performance through a daily sampling process. Through data summaries and feedback the information is used for real-time hazard identification and continuous safety improvement. The BPS process was piloted with five subcontractors on an industrial construction site. The pilot showed the potential for BPS to promote communication and heighten safety awareness and performance if thoroughly implemented, but revealed obstacles to successful implementation. The lessons learned from the pilot have been used to design a more formal intervention and evaluation that is currently underway. This project will evaluate implementation and outcomes, including communication, worker self-efficacy and voice, and safety problem resolution. The influence of contractor characteristics and practices on BPS and worker participation will also be investigated.
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