OPERATIONAL SAFETY COMPLIANCE DURING THE OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE PHASE OF CONSTRUCTED PETROL STATIONS

• Published in: Malaysian Construction Research Journal
• Main Author: Mohammad M.Z.; Zubir H.; Samsudin N.S.; Khalil N.; Zainonabidin A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Construction Research Institute of Malaysia 2024
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85202503203&partnerID=40&md5=d93f19787705b8116c11e77e2c19248f

The improvement of management employer and safety management system commitment and awareness in workplace safety and health, the decrease in injuries and potentially dangerous incidents, and the improvement in working environment will influence employees to comply with safety rules in operational and maintenance phase of petrol station industry. Yet, it was shown that human behaviour is what contributes to building accidents the most. Therefore, the purpose of this study to compare between the five Behaviour base safety (BBS) elements affecting the safe working environment and to determine the efficient approach of each BBS element has been practice in the petrol station industry. This research utilised a quantitative method, and weighting priority placed based on collected data. Based on the elements of BBS surveyed respondents have high safety compliance and work safely during operational and maintenance phase. The outcomes of this study show the differences between among element of BBS, including which element of BSS was the most efficient approach and effective factor affecting based behaviour safety or safety performance in the workplace. In a conclusion, this study shows that BBS elements namely a safety management system, management commitment, safe behaviour, co-worker influence, and employee engagement can help improve the level of compliance with safety regulations among employees. © 2024, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia. All rights reserved.