Error management culture in construction safety : a literature review

![CDATA[Human errors are generally defined as unintentional behaviours of employees that may lead to negative outcomes in the workplace. As errors are unavoidable in everyday work activities, in recent years, organisations have implicitly or explicitly adopted some shared practices and procedures of respond to the error and its consequences after an error has occurred. The idea of these practices and procedures refer to the concept of error management culture. In construction safety, although human error is identified as a root cause of accidents, error management culture is still not as well known. The aim of this paper is to present a literature review of research on error management culture in the safety domain, identify knowledge gaps, and suggest recommendations for future research. We reviewed the definitions of errors and the related concepts such as error management and error management culture. We also reviewed the dimensions of error management culture. The results of review contribute to the body of knowledge on safety management culture in construction industry. It also suggests that construction companies should incorporate the error management culture into safety management programs.]]