Pre-Task Meeting Quality Index for Construction Safety Management

Pre-task meetings (PTMs) are widely used in construction to communicate daily work plans, hazards, and safety expectations, but their quality varies across organizations. This study proposed a Pre-Task Meeting Quality Index (PTMQI) framework to assess perceived PTM quality and identify improvement priorities. A cross-sectional survey was distributed to construction-industry professionals using convenience sampling. Twelve complete responses were analyzed across 11 five-point items developed to reflect four proposed quality indicators informed by the study framework and literature reviewed and provisionally grouped into four domains: presentation quality, presenter quality, hazard identification and response, and workforce engagement. Descriptive statistics and Cronbach’s alpha were calculated, with the latter treated as an exploratory estimate of internal consistency. The proposed domain means were 4.19 out of 5 for presenter quality, 4.08 for presentation quality, 4.08 for hazard identification and response, and 3.83 for workforce engagement. The lowest-rated item concerned worker engagement and open communication during safety meetings (3.67 out of 5). The 11-item set yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.94 in this pilot sample. These findings suggest that the proposed PTMQI may provide a preliminary framework for identifying perceived strengths and areas for improvement in construction PTMs, particularly in workforce engagement. Practitioners may use domain and item scores to identify lower-rated aspects of PTM quality and prioritize areas for improvement. However, the small convenience sample of 12 complete responses limits generalizability, and the findings should be interpreted as an initial exploratory assessment of the proposed PTMQI framework. Further research would help strengthen the findings and enhance the development of the proposed framework, including its relationship with safety and productivity outcomes.