The document discusses various methods for motivating different groups for safety in construction projects. It suggests that training employees, providing rewards for safe performance, ensuring good supervision, using safety media, and encouraging worker participation can motivate workers. For supervisors, factors like authority, recognition, and safety meetings are recommended. Planners and designers need incentives like safety evaluations and rewards for accident-free designs to prioritize safety. Contractors may be motivated by economic factors to adopt safe procedures. Educating the public through signs, slogans, and hazard warnings can increase safety awareness. Regular safety committee meetings are important to discuss incidents and plan safety improvements.

1. 8. Motivating for Safety (6 hrs.)
8.1 Motivating the employees for safety
8.2 Training as motivator, Motivating the
construction supervisors and managers
8.3 Motivating the planners and designers
8.4 Motivating the contractors
8.5 Motivating the general public
8.6 The safety committee

2. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
• Motivation is derived from the word motive
which is defined as a need that requires
satisfaction.
• Motivation is one of the most important reason
that inspires a person to move forward in life.
• Motivation = ability + willingness.
• Performance can be seen as a combination of
ability and motivation.

3. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
• Sole objective of motivation is to initiate
employees to work effectively.
• Motivation encourages in an employee the
desire to work.
• People are motivated by unsatisfied needs
(Abraham H. Maslow's 1954).
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs, represented as a
pyramid with more basic needs at the bottom.

4. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
Maslow's hierarchy of needs from basic to highest
Physiological
Safety
Social
Self-esteem
Self-actualization

5. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
• Workers quite often are not aware of the
safety requirement and do not pay
adequate attention to safety.
• Workers wrongly believe that they do not
involve very dangerous process or material
to occur an accident, which is not true, as
an accident can happen anytime.

6. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
• Workers have to be well motivated first of
all to safety training and secondly to follow
the safety rules at the workplace.
• It is difficult to motivate the workers for
safety, especially the older ones.
• It is important to understand the workers
and help them to understand safety.

7. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
• Trainers or supervisors should need to talk with
other co-workers who are following safety rules,
who have changed their habit and behaviour
towards safety.
• It is hard to suggest a single method to motivate
construction workers.
• Safety manager need to be trained to motivate
workers.

8. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
Some guidelines to motivate workers
a. Rewards or bonus
• No accident reward could be given to a group of
workers or individuals for their safe record of
performance over a period of time on a specific job.
• A medal or a company certificate may work as good
as cash bonus in certain cases.
• Recognition from management is an important
factor.

9. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
Some guidelines to motivate workers
b.Training
• Training could motivate people to practice
safety.
• Selection of an employee for training may
boost up the morale of the employees.

10. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
Some guidelines to motivate workers
c. Supervision
• Supervisor contacts are the most important means of
motivating employees for safety.
• Good quality supervision could be one method for
motivating the workers.
• It is important that the supervisor himself is well
motivated and is able to motivate his workers.
• Motivational attempts of the supervisor could influence
the workers by the type and quality of supervision.

11. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
Some guidelines to motivate workers
d. Safety Media
• Media may include posters, literatures, brochures,
film, slides etc.
• Media are extremely useful in motivating the people
and the workers for safety.
• Media should be designed in such a way that they are
clearly audible to receptive ears and clearly visible to
receptive eyes.

12. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
Some guidelines to motivate workers
e. Workers participation
• Participation of employees in the safety program may
work as a good motivator to the workers.
• Plans and policies are are made by the top
management and are enforced to implement at the
bottom.
• If the bottom layer is involved to prepare policy, they
will be happy to implement it and to see the success
of the policy made by themselves.

13. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
• Motivation compels a person to behave in
a certain manner that contributes to good
performance.
• People in construction industry have to be
motivated to observe safety rule and follow
safety standards.
• Any accident brings down the morale of
workers and supervisors.

14. 8.1 Motivating the employees for Safety
• Enforcing the rule becomes easier when
the operators in the industry are well
motivated.
• It is necessary to keep high morale to
improve productivity in the industry.
• Therefore, it is essential that the operator
have to be motivated for safety.

15. 8.2 Training as motivator
• Everyone should strive for a safer
workplace at construction site.
• Reducing risks of potential accidents is
every employer’s responsibility and legal
obligation.
• Employees expects safer workplace at
construction site.

16. 8.2 Training as motivator
• Implementation of safety programs will
require employee to change their old
habits.
• Employees will consider a difficult task to
follow safety rules to change them.
• That is why providing a proper training to
the employees is of utmost importance
and one of the first things to do.

17. 8.2 Training as motivator
• Potential accident can lead to serious
injuries or perhaps even death.
• Training should be modified to meet the
safety needs.
• Training should also be modified to
motivate the employees.

18. 8.2 Training as motivator
• Some people need to learn how to safely
operate a large forklift, and someone
needs to learn how to change a printer
toner.
• Here are some tips to help you motivate
your workforce to embrace a safety-
conscious behavior.

19. 8.2 Training as motivator
• But all need to know how to deal with an
electrical fire.
• People accept a proposition if they truly
understand how it benefits them.
• Training of safety motivate employees to
follow safe work procedure that decrease
the number of injuries and accidents
motivates.

20. 8.2 Training as motivator
• Regular report on the decreasing number
of injuries and accidents due to safety
training will act as a motivation to the
employees.
• Employees who consistently behave with
safety in mind should be given incentives
as a formula of motivation.

21. 8.2 Training as motivator
• Motivate and empower workforce to take ownership
of their safety.
• Consider the suggestions of the workers and always
encourage them to practice safety culture.
• Employees must be motivated, committed and
actively engaged in workplace.
• Safe work practice ensure preventing accidents at
workplace which always require safety training to
motivate workers.

22. 8.2 Motivating the construction
supervisors and managers
• Supervisors need to be motivated to implement
the safety plan properly for its success.
• Supervisor has the responsibilities of
maintaining a safety consciousness among his
work force.
• It is important to motivate the supervisor to
implement safety policy.
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23. 8.2 Motivating the construction
supervisors and managers
• Supervisor must be well trained and able to put
his effort rightly to achieve safety at
construction site.
• Motivation in fact comes from the fulfilment of
very personal needs.
• Various ways to motivate the supervisors
include reward or bonus, training, supervision,
safety media and participation in management.
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24. 8.2 Motivating the construction
supervisors and managers
Factors that can motivate supervisors are:
a. Authority
• Safety supervisor should be given adequate authority
to deal with his workers on the matter of safety.
• If a worker needs some time for first aid treatment and
if the safety supervisor sends him, it is found that he
is asked not to do so often for such a matter.
• Under such a circumstance the safety supervisor will
be demotivated.
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25. 8.2 Motivating the construction
supervisors and managers
Factors that can motivate supervisors are:
b. Congratulatory message
• A Congratulatory message from the top management
plays important role in motivating the supervisor.
• A personal letter to the supervisor signed preferably by
the chief executive makes him proud and feel that the
“big boss” is seriously interested in the safety matters.
• The supervisor feels that his area of work is seriously
taken by the top management, it really motivates him.
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26. 8.2 Motivating the construction
supervisors and managers
Factors that can motivate supervisors are:
c. Safety meetings
• If higher level management conducts even one or two
meetings a year concerning safety the supervisor will
be greatly motivated.
• It is advisable that management should also
participate in the meetings called by safety supervisor
or management should encourage the supervisor to
call meetings involving senior executives of the
company.
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27. 8.2 Motivating the construction
supervisors and managers
Factors that can motivate supervisors are:
c. Safety meetings
• If higher level management conducts even one or two
meetings a year concerning safety the supervisor will
be greatly motivated.
• It is advisable that management should also
participate in the meetings called by safety supervisor
or management should encourage the supervisor to
call meetings involving senior executives of the
company.
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28. 8.3 Motivating the planners and designers
• Planners and designers may not be interested
to spend much time on safety aspect in their
design considering money as the prime
motivator.
• Most of the planners and designer’s design do
not include safety aspect in their design as the
fee for incorporating safety in design may not
be justifiable easily.

29. 8.3 Motivating the planners and designers
• Probably this is the reason why most of the
project do not take advise of a safety personnel
during the planning or the designing stage.
• The only motivator in this case may be the
evaluation by the employers.
• If employers give due weightage for safety
issues then designer will be motivated to work
on safety and include safety aspect in her/his
design..

30. 8.3 Motivating the planners and designers
• Other factors for motivation could be the
reward for no accident designs.
• If frequency of accident in implementing a
particular design is minimum or zero, the
designer should be rewarded.
• Reward may be in terms of certificates,
congratulatory message, appreciation or
cash.

31. 8.3 Motivating the planners and designers
• From the planning and designing stage
itself the safety should be incorporated.
• Therefore the planner and the designers
should be motivated to include safety
personnel in their team to include safety
aspect in their design during the
implementation of construction project.

32. 8.4 Motivating the contractors
• Construction work is much more hazardous,
and many of the hazards are specific to the
different job classification.
• Construction work involve falls of persons, and
most accidents occur during work on roofs,
scaffolds and ladders.
• Collapse of structures and falling materials also
account for many fatalities.

33. 8.4 Motivating the contractors
• Many of these accidents can be avoided by the
establishment of procedures and regulations to
enhance safety.
• Typically construction workers underestimate
the hazards in their own work, which affects the
motivation for adopting safe work procedures.
• Cost of construction accidents amounts to
about 6% of total building costs.

34. 8.4 Motivating the contractors
• Hence, there are forceful monetary
incentives in construction safety.
• Top management of construction industry
can be motivated by economical interests
to prevent accident in construction.
• Hopefully, these will motivate the
contractors to invest for adopting safe
work procedures.

35. 8.5 Motivating the general public
• Safety slogan motivate people and hazard
signs and symbol de-motivate general
public.
• People can be motivated by important
safety signs and symbol that can change
their minds and behavior.
• Posting of attractive and important safety
slogans can motivate general people.

36. 8.5 Motivating the general public
• Motivating the general public towards
safety in construction is to aware them
about potential hazards and inspire to
adopt precaution at construction work
place.
• The signals and signage placed to warn
people about risks that help them not to go
near ongoing construction activities.

37. 8.5 Motivating the general public
Some of the safety slogans
• ‘Be safe’.
• ‘Accident brings tears, safety brings
cheers’.
• ‘Be aware take care’.
• ‘Falls hurt, stay alert’.

38. 8.5 Motivating the general public
Some of the safety slogans
• ‘Life is rare, live with care’.
• ‘No hurry, no worry’.
• ‘Prevention is better than cure’.
• ‘Safety ever, accident never’.

39. 8.5 Motivating the general public
Mechanical hazards

40. 8.5 Motivating the general public
Hazards (Risks)
Electrical energy hazards

42. 8.6 The safety committee
• Safety committee be extremely valuable.
• Workings of a safety committee can help
bring about improvements in safety and
health conditions, and safety culture.
• Safety committee members are internal
construction site members selected by the
top management of the construction site.

43. 8.6 The safety committee
• In general safety committee members
include Chairperson, Safety officers,
Project Manager, Engineers, Junior
Engineers, Supervisors, General
Foreman, Contractors, Consultant’s
representatives, and Subcontractors etc.

44. 8.6 The safety committee
Conduct safety committee meetings weekly to:
a. Discuss and clear past defects happened in their
work premises.
b. Discuss, plan and make decisions, and implement
the decided decisions for the future site work,
safety and welfare activities.
• Decision made should comply with company
policy, health and safety environment (HSE) plan,
safe work procedure, and legal requirements.

45. 8.6 The safety committee
Importance of safety committee meetings:
• Discuss and clear past defects happened
in their work premises.
• Discuss, plan and make decisions for the
future site work, safety and welfare
activities.

46. 8.6 The safety committee
Importance of safety committee meetings:
• Safety committee members should instruct and
discuss in their sections, the new work, safety and
welfare procedures decided in the committee
meetings.
• Every individual employee will get a clear picture
of what work procedure he need to follow, what
safety precautions he needs to take, and what is
his responsibility in achieving safety.

47. 8.6 The safety committee
Importance of safety committee meetings:
• Safety committee members should instruct and
discuss in their sections, the new work, safety and
welfare procedures decided in the committee
meetings.
• Every individual employee will get a clear picture
of what work procedure he need to follow, what
safety precautions he needs to take, and what is
his responsibility in achieving safety.

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