RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Enhancing Participative Models of Occupational Health and Safety to Improve Safety and Efficiency in the Construction Industry with Digital Tools.
A1 Torrecilla-García, Juan Antonio
K1 Responsabilidad social de la empresa
K1 Industria de la construcción
K1 Seguridad industrial - Innovaciones tecnológicas
AB The construction industry is notorious for its high accident rates and inefficiencies.This article explores how involving workers more actively in OHS, combined with theutility of digital tools, can lead to a significant reduction in accidents andinefficiencies within the construction industry. Actively involving workers in OHSinitiatives fosters a strong safety culture within construction organizations (Ajslev etal., 2020). When workers are engaged in safety decision-making, they develop asense of ownership and responsibility for their well-being and that of their colleagues(Botti et al.,2022). Implement feedback mechanisms that allow workers to provideinput on safety protocols, report concerns, and suggest improvements. Digital toolscan streamline the feedback process, making it easier for workers to participate(Boczkowska et al., 2022). The initial exploratory study has been performed on thebase of literature review and qualitative analysis of interviews with 22 Spanishconstruction companies.By actively involving workers, fostering a strong safety culture, and harnessing thepower of real-time data and predictive analytics, construction organizations cancreate safer and more efficient work environments. More participative safetymeasures that actively involve workers can also lead to increased efficiency.Construction firms should embrace the principles of Social Corporative Responsibilitysuch as participative models in workplaces as a competitive advantagestrategy. This paper focus on an emergent field both in science and management.
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31917
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31917
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026