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. 2018 Jun 28;15(7):1359. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15071359

Table 2.

The preliminary list of factors.

Dimensions Factors Description Source
Engineering survey and design (D1) The disturbance of groundwater (F1) Analyzes the disturbance of the groundwater table by subway construction GB 50715, GB 50652
Engineering geological condition analysis (F2) Analyzes the main impact of soil physical properties, mechanical properties, and soil distribution during the construction process GB 50715, GB 50652
Survey surrounding buildings and municipal pipelines (F3) Detects the impact of surrounding buildings and complex municipal pipelines on subway construction. GB 50715, GB 50652
Construction drawing examination (F4) Construction drawing in the early stages serves as the foundation for an effective construction program GB 50652, GB 50656
Design scheme constructability review (F5) Checks the rationality and security of the design scheme against the constructability of the subway construction Moon et al. (2014) [40],
Construction safety management measures (D2) Safety procedure and policy (F6) Determines whether there are proper safety procedures and policies for guiding team workers’ safety behavior FIUO, CP79, BOWES
Safety training (F7) A vital factor of a successful safety program is to periodically train and educate all employees to enhance their skills and knowledge about safety at work JGJ59, FIUO, BOWES, CP79
Safety technical disclosure (F8) Disclose all information about the drawings, designs, and safety to the constructors before the construction GB 50652, JGJ59, FIUO
Safety checks on construction site (F9) Safety risk identification and analysis on construction site during subway construction GB50652, JGJ59, FIUO, BOWES, CP79
Supervision of special operation (F10) Special operators must be provided with necessary occupational training and related certificates GB 50715, JGJ59
Creating a reasonable schedule (F11) Avoid the occurrence of accidents caused by rushing to meet the construction schedule Yu et al. (2014) [41]
Holding regular safety consultations and meetings (F12) Participation in regular safety consultations and meetings to discuss work safety Cheng et al. (2012) [42]
Construction sites security measures (D3) Personal protective equipment (F13) Determines whether there is enough proper and available equipment to protect team workers from injury when at work GB 50656, CP79
Machinery’s safety state (F14) Assesses the conditions of construction machines and tools GB 50715, JGJ59
Workplace’s safety situation (F15) Addresses the situation of potential safety hazards, safety accidents, or injuries in the workplace JGJ59, CP79
Guaranteeing temporary power use safety (F16) Determines whether there are proper safety procedures to guarantee temporary power use safety GB 50715, JGJ59, CP79
Workers’ safety behavior (D4) Foreman’s safety attitude (F17) Addresses the foreman’s attitudes toward safety problems and attitudes to promote the workers’ safety skill and knowledge within the construction teams Li et al. (2017) [43]
Foreman’s competence (F18) Addresses the foreman’s experience and competence in dealing with safety problems within his construction team Li et al. (2017) [43]
Workers’ safety awareness (F19) Addresses attitudes to hazards, risks, and the possibility of personal injury in the workplace. Yu et al. (2014) [41]
Workers’ potential safety hazard insight (F20) Assesses capabilities to find or identify the potential safety hazard without warning Aksorn et al. (2008) [14]
Guarantee and supervision mechanism (D5) Establishing project safety leading group (F21) Defines the organizational structure and labor division of safety supervision in subway construction GB 50715, GB 50656, FIUO
Safety promotional activities (F22) Includes safety promotion activities through many mediums such as campaigns, publications, competitions, and contests Yu et al. (2014) [41]
Ensuring the investment of the safety measures (F23) Determines whether the contractor’s safety measures fee is used for subway construction Yu et al. (2014) [41]
Emergency rescue measures (F24) The emergency response plan involves making a plan to follow in the case of a critical situation or severe accident GB 50656, JGJ59, FIUO, COHSMS, CP79