Please suggest the similar grounds for comparing Manufacturing sector and Construction sector in terms of safety management.
You could start by listing the standards for each of the sectors, e.g.
- https://webstore.ansi.org/construction_safety/Default.aspx
- https://www.rockwellautomation.com/resources/downloads/rockwellautomation/pdf/events/raotm/sessions/tech/T97NewANSIRIAR1506RobotandRobotSystemSafety.pdf
finding the appropriate terms for safety with the corresponding standardization bodies be hide the standards.
One of the simple "basis"/"ground" could be a human. How s/he is being protected in corresponding environments... Can those different sectors learn anything from each other?.. Otherwise, simple linguistic analysis could be made on the standards to check, who/what they are targeting and if those things are comparable at some level.
Time and Motion study and Work study
Process planning
Layout design
are the common systems of handling both the sectors
Based on my experience, the most important factors in this comparison are nature of the industry and consistency of tasks in manufacturing.
One common ground for such comparison is the safety outcome criterion variable(s) of interest: Safety participation, safety compliance, frequency of occupational-related illnesses, accidents or near-misses. This common ground is general to cuts across industries. Differences in these safety outcomes between industries would lead researchers to specific safety management areas that are the culprits.
The main difference between construction and other workplace setting is the nature of the organization where construction is a temporary setting and only exist for a period of time (upon completion of project) but other sector exist in a permanent form and conducive environment to implement the safety culture at the workplace.
On a second thought, the basis of comparison between both sectors should not be chosen arbitrarily. You could consider comparing them based on an International or consensus standards. Perhaps to do a more thorough job, consider carrying our a literature research to justify any comparative basis you have choose.
One of the interesting apparent ommisions in the above answers is inatetention to social factors that influence safety management. The use of social network science difdferentiates outstanding systems of safety management
You can look at mistakeproofing practices in manufacturing and construction since some of those practices coincide in both sectors in terms of safety management. For further reference, you may look at http://mistakeproofing.com/ to find examples and learn how mistakeproofing promotes both industries.
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