Contributing factors in construction accidents

Haslam, Roger; Hide, Sophie; Gibb, Alistair G.F.; Gyi, Diane E.; Pavitt, Trevor C.; Atkinson, Sarah; Duff, A. Roy

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2004.12.002

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“…The prevalent causes of death in construction are falls from a height (30%), slips, trips and falls on the level, being struck by a moving vehicle (Haslam et al, 2005) and electrocution (HSE, 2014).…”

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“…Organisational factors have been shown to reduce unsafe behaviours more than proximal factors such as site condition, materials, equipment and individual characteristics (Haslam et al, 2005;Khosravi and Bastani, 2014). However, in terms of successful interventions to prevent fatal injuries in construction sites, a recent review (van der Molen et al, 2012) concluded that regulation, training, inspections, and occupational health services are ineffective.…”

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“…Results from Haslam et al [3] research showed that the main causal factors in construction accidents were problems arising from workers and bring into consideration of workers' behaviors while performing their tasks. Health and Safety Executives [4] research report also concluded that worker behavior is the main contributing factor in approximately 80% of the accidents.…”

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The Relative Factors Shaping Construction Workers' Behaviors and Leading to Accidents

Sooksil¹,

Benjaoran²

2017

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Abstract. Most construction workers' behaviors are shaped by task objective constraints and their capability during the operation. This research describes the construction workers' behaviors are an interaction between the task demand and the worker capability. The relative factors that influence construction workers' behaviors have been determined through the Delphi process and Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP). The panel participated in these processes was represented by 9 safety experts who were specialized in high-rise building construction. Results of the analysis showed that 23 task demand factors and 12 worker capability factors were determined by 2 rounds of the Delphi process under the expert's consensus. The weights of these factors were determined by utilizing the AHP. The most weighted factor of the task demand was the Societal and Environmental Impact Awareness Factor. The Foreman's Communication Ability Factor was the dominant weighted factor of the capability. The factors and their relative weights can guide practitioners to manage the project resources safely and efficiently.

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“…Severe and fatal accidents in the construction industry are very often the result of a fall from a height. Thus, based on 100 construction accidents that occurred in the United Kingdom, the most frequent event that caused an accident to workers was a fall from a height (24%), followed by being struck by a moving or falling object (22%) [2]. On the other hand, based on an examination of 9358 accidents at work that occurred in the construction industry in the United States, it was found that up to 43.9% of people were injured as a result of falling from height or falling over, and up to 25.7% were injured as a result of being hit by an object in motion [3].…”

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Identification of the Causes of Occupational Accidents Involving Scaffolding Using Lower Silesia as an Example

Hoła

Sawicki

et al. 2017

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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Abstract. The article presents the results of research on the causes of accidents at work that involve scaffolding. The basis for the identification and classification of the causes of accidents were post-accident protocols drawn up by labour inspectors. The study involved accidents that occurred in Lower Silesia in the years [2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013][2014][2015]. Based on the analysis of 41 accidents involving scaffolding, their causes were determined. They were then classified into the following three groups of causes: technical, organizational and human. Analysis of ParetoLorenz was applied in order to determine the most common causes in each group.

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Contributing factors in construction accidents

Cited by 809 publications

References 18 publications

Applying HRO and resilience engineering to construction: Barriers and opportunities

Applying HRO and resilience engineering to construction: Barriers and opportunities

The Relative Factors Shaping Construction Workers' Behaviors and Leading to Accidents

Identification of the Causes of Occupational Accidents Involving Scaffolding Using Lower Silesia as an Example

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