A study on the effectiveness of occupational health and safety trainings of construction workers in Turkey

Başağa, Hasan Basri; Temel, Bayram Ali; Atasoy, Muzaffer; Yıldırım, İbrahim

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2018.09.002

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“…The effectiveness of safety training was questioned in several studies (e.g. Başağa et al, 2018;Loosemore & Malouf, 2019). Providing safety training is the most efficient way to transfer theoretical knowledge about safety to the employees and create awareness of OHS.…”

Section: Safety Performance and Safety Managementmentioning

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An Association Rule Mining Model for the Assessment of the Correlations Between the Attributes of Severe Accidents

Ayhan

Doğan

Tokdemir

2020

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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Identifying the correlations between the attributes of severe accidents could be vital to preventing them. If such relationships were known dynamically, it would be possible to take preventative actions against accidents. The paper aims to develop an analytical model that is adaptable for each type of data to create preventative measures that will be suitable for any computational systems. The present model collectively shows the relationships between the attributes in a coherent manner to avoid severe accidents. In this respect, Association Rule Mining (ARM) is used as the technique to identify the correlations between the attributes. The research adopts a positivist approach to adhere to the factual knowledge concerning nine different accident types through case studies and quantitative measurements in an objective nature. ARM was exemplified with nine different types of construction accidents to validate the adaptability of the proposed model. The results show that each accident type has different characteristics with varying combinations of the attribute, and analytical model accomplished to accommodate variation through the dataset. Ultimately, professionals can identify the cause-effect relationships effectively and set up preventative measures to break the link between the accident causing factors.

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Section: Safety Performance and Safety Managementmentioning

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An Association Rule Mining Model for the Assessment of the Correlations Between the Attributes of Severe Accidents

Ayhan

Doğan

Tokdemir

2020

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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“…Many construction companies, contractors and subcontractors do not invest in training their staff to train their employees in all necessary processes, especially when there is a high turnover of manual labor, but also in the management of construction and demolition waste [42,43]. In general, these professionals lack adequate training during the work, but they have little or no knowledge about the physical, chemical and economic characteristics of each type of material, for example, wood, ceramic block, masonry block, iron and plaster.…”

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Identification of Obstacles to Implementing Sustainability in the Civil Construction Industry Using Bow-Tie Tool

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The construction industry is responsible for causing a large adverse impact on the environment. To minimize these impacts, sustainable practices are being sought mainly in the area of the wastage of and the waste from raw materials. Many obstacles and difficulties are encountered when trying to implement sustainable practices in civil construction. Thus, a study to identify what the obstacles are to implementing such practices is necessary. Therefore, the objective of this study is to present an assessment of the main obstacles to implementing sustainability in civil construction for which the bow-tie tool is used. Three cases were analyzed: construction material waste, the wastage of plaster and planning a sustainable construction project. Results showed that the lack of planning for sustainable construction projects, the lack of compliance with technical standards and the lack of technical knowledge of the workforce and of standardization are among the main obstacles to implementing sustainability in civil construction. This study offers a structured methodology to identify causes, consequences and obstacles related to events that affect the implementation of sustainable practices. It provides a visualization of the scenario investigated through the diagram generated, facilitating its understanding and analysis.

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“…More than %20 of fatal accidents at the workplace in the European zone took place within the construction sector while closely followed by the manufacturing sector, transportation and storage. Figure.1 shows total fatal injury rates in years between 2014-2017 while Figure.2 shows total fatal injury rates in the construction sector for the same period [6][7][8].…”

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“…The number of occupational accidents occurred and the total number of occupational accident rate in the construction sector[8]. 0 40.000 80.000 120.000 160.000 200.000 240.000 280.000 320.000 360.…”

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Risk Değerlendirme Metotlarının İnşaat Sektöründe İş Güvenliği Kapsamında Karşılaştırılması

2020

European Journal of Science and Technology

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Occupational health and safety (OHS) history dates back to ancient human history due to a decrease the occupational accidents and diseases. Human is obliged to do work in order to sustain life. The works in general consist of the works done with body strength. OHS is a basis to reduce occupational accidents in an acceptable level, and it covers employee health, safety, and welfare in the workplace. There are certain or uncertain risks in terms of workplace structure and location. OHS investigates the actions to be taken to minimize these risks on the basis of workplace safety. Workers exposed to occupational hazards have a higher risk of developing work-related illnesses and injuries. Risk assessment is one of the most important structures in terms of identifying and evaluating the risks to which the employee and employer are exposed. Comparisons of risk assessment methods, which are divided into two categories as quantitative and qualitative, in the scope of occupational health and safety and the detailed analysis of the study, the differences between the methodologies have been revealed and accordingly, the and the necessary applications have been put forward. Occupational safety risk assessment is mandatory for the implementation of risk control in the workplace, professional activities and protection of worker health. The employer can carry out this work in-house or by taking external services. The aim of this study is to compare the risk assessment methods used in the analysis of hazards and risks that may arise in terms of occupational health and safety and to evaluate their effectiveness in determining the measures to be taken as a result.

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A study on the effectiveness of occupational health and safety trainings of construction workers in Turkey

Cited by 40 publications

References 22 publications

An Association Rule Mining Model for the Assessment of the Correlations Between the Attributes of Severe Accidents

An Association Rule Mining Model for the Assessment of the Correlations Between the Attributes of Severe Accidents

Identification of Obstacles to Implementing Sustainability in the Civil Construction Industry Using Bow-Tie Tool

Risk Değerlendirme Metotlarının İnşaat Sektöründe İş Güvenliği Kapsamında Karşılaştırılması

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