Highlights A multidimensional construct of safety climate is proposed, considering the most salient factors from the literature, and including psychological capital as a new factor. This research contributes to the literature by being the first empirical research, that incorporates the psychological capital factor as an element affecting safety climate, especially in the construction sector studies. Accurate methodological description. Descriptive analyses and Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) were used to assess the quality of the measurement instrument and the hypotheses of the proposed model. This study proposes and validates a structural model to explain workers' mental and physical health as a function of safety climate, mediated by job satisfaction. The sample of Spanish construction workers was composed by all random observations contained in the EWCS of all workers in the Spanish sector, totaling 232 workers. Workers’ mental and physical health are influenced by several factors, including, but not limited to, safety climate, work-life balance, and job rewards and compensations. This study provides some recommendations for construction company managers providing a ranking of all the factors affecting the safety climate and the workers’ health.

    Abstract Introduction: The number of physical and mental problems caused by occupational accidents and diseases increases every year. To control them, the safety climate at work is a recognized critical factor. However, a widely applicable model to capture the safety climate for various industries and organizations is lacking. Method: This study proposes a theoretical model to measure the direct and indirect effects of safety climate on workers' physical and mental health, mediated by job satisfaction, in the construction sector. We propose a multidimensional construct of safety climate, considering the most salient factors from the literature, and including psychological capital as a new factor. Using data from the last wave of the in Spain, the proposed model was validated using structural equation modeling. Results: Our findings suggest that to further improve the mental health of construction workers, work-life balance and job rewards and compensation must be prioritized along with safety climate. As for physical health, safety climate and work-life balance are crucial. Finally, we provide some recommendations for construction company managers based on a ranking of all the factors affecting the safety climate and the workers’ health.


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    Titel :

    The role of organizational factors in promoting workers' health in the construction sector: A comprehensive analysis



    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-10-16


    Format / Umfang :

    15 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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