Understanding The Key Factors Affecting Sustainable Health and Safety Practices in Construction Industry

Promoting safe working environments and project performance overall depends heavily on the construction industry's adoption of sustainable health and safety measures. However, navigating the many variables that affect employee well-being and organisational performance is necessary to establish and uphold sustainable health and safety procedures. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the factors affecting sustainable health and safety procedures in the construction industry. To achieve this, a survey questionnaire was designed using the identified factors from the literature and administered to construction stakeholders to gather data. The collected data was analysed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The results revealed that safety culture deficiencies, improper safety management, inadequate safety knowledge and compliance, poor safety governance and oversight, resource and management deficiencies, a lack of safety awareness and engagement, and poor organisational commitment and governance were the significant factors affecting sustainable health and safety practices. Tackling these issues calls for coordinated efforts from regulatory agencies, lawmakers, and stakeholders in the construction industry to advance a comprehensive strategy for enhancing sustainable health and safety practices. The construction industry can improve safety cultures, advance employee well-being, and create sustainable, safer work environments by resolving identified inadequacies.