Enhancing occupational safety behaviours in construction: Assessing the role of job demands, control and support.

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to investigate the role of job demands, job control and job support in predicting frontline worker safety behaviours, including safety compliance and safety participation. The results of this study revealed that job demands and job support significantly predicted voluntary safety participation, whereas job demands did not significantly predict routine safety compliance. Similarly, job control did not significantly predict regulatory compliance and active participation in safety. The study recommends that safety training and supportive management practices should be promoted in the Malaysian construction industry.