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Analysis of variance was used to further investigate the differences among three different kinds of construction enterprises: joint venture (JV), well\u2010established (W\u2010E) and small and medium sized (SME) enterprises. This study of 32 construction enterprises suggests that JV and W\u2010E enterprises are able to demonstrate stronger commitment to strategic safety issues whereas SMEs focus more on the short\u2010term safety issues in implementation of safety management system. The results also indicate that \u201cSafety Training\u201d may be a problem area in all three groups. 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