Evaluation of Organization Regarding Safety Behavior in Projects: Bayesian Network Approach

Abstract

Numerous investigations on most occupational accidents show the influence of the role of organizational factors in these accidents. Research and evidence show that root causes are more effective than technical or human error in these incidents. Therefore, organizational factors are an important issue in safety, and focusing on them is a tool to reduce risk in the workplace. The construction industry accounts for a major share of the industry in different countries. The rate of accidents and casualties in this part of the industry is much higher than in the entire industry. Safety is a main concern in the construction industry, including the construction of high-rise buildings, where Bayesian networks determine the effect of each group of factors affecting the safety of the project through the proposed modeling. As the results show, leadership, commitment, management, participation, and supervision of the safe process are the most influential factors in the safety level of projects.

Keywords: organizational components, employee behavior, Bayesian network approach