Purpose – This paper aims to present findings on research funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) on factors contributing to superior safety performance amongst construction firms in the UK – specifically, the level of training received by site managers.Design/methodology/approach – A random sample of 100 construction firms provided details of the type and duration of health and safety (HS the Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) five days training; and, National/Scottish Vocational Qualification for HS SMSTS mean AIR=1566; N/SVQ 3 or above mean AIR=211. This shows that increased durations of training are associated with lower accident rates. If duration is accepted as a measure of “leve...
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