Relationship between safety measures and human error in the construction industry: working at heights

Bussier, Mathieu Jonathan Pascal; Chong, Heap‐Yih

doi:10.1080/10803548.2020.1760559

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“…54,55 Preventing fatal falls from height has recently gained much attention among researchers. 56,57 A recent Cochrane review examined factors like introducing occupational health services, change of regulations, educational campaigns, training interventions and safety controls, but facilitative regulations and training programs did not lead to a decline in fatal and nonfatal injuries. 58 It was also pointed out that compliance with safety measures is essential 3,17,21,58,59 and that third-party intervention could have a positive impact.…”

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A 13-Year Study of Fatal Falls From Height in Northern Tunisia

Kort

Belhaj

Kebsi

et al. 2022

Am J Forensic Med Pathol

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IntroductionFalls from height are a major cause of unintentional injury death, resulting in high disability and mortality. We investigated the characteristics of fatal falls and their relationship with intentionality, injury patterns, and death on impact.Materials and MethodsIn this retrospective study, we examined 545 cases of fatal falls from height that underwent autopsy in the forensic department of the Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis (Tunisia) between January 2008 and December 2020. Cases were reviewed in terms of demographics, fall characteristics, and autopsy findings.ResultsThe population was predominately male (86.6%). Four hundred twenty-one (77.3%) originated from accidents, 120 (22%) were found to be suicidal, with 4 homicide cases. A notable decline in cases was noticed following the Jasmine revolution, 2011 (R squared = 0.8). The mean height of falls was 8 m. Higher falls were associated with a set of organ-specific injuries. Organ injury pattern did not differ based on intentionality. Female victims were 2.4 times more likely to sustain pelvic injuries than males. The majority of victims deceased before reaching health care structures. Death on impact was strongly associated with higher falls, cranial impact, and organ-specific injuries, including cardiac, pulmonary, and skull injuries.Falls from height are in many cases preventable. A clearly defined fall safety policy, strict implementation of evidence-based interventions, efficient allocation of resources, and raising safety awareness must to be urgently implemented.ConclusionUnderstanding patterns of injury and the factors that influence death on impact may be of further interest in the prevention and management of survivors in the acute period.

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A 13-Year Study of Fatal Falls From Height in Northern Tunisia

Kort

Belhaj

Kebsi

et al. 2022

Am J Forensic Med Pathol

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“…Human error is part of our daily experience [ 9 ]. Occupational accidents have killed more than 300,000 people and injured more than 300 million worldwide each year [ 10 ].…”

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Identifying and Evaluating the Essential Factors Affecting the Incidence of Site Accidents Caused by Human Errors in Industrial Parks Construction Projects

Rafieyan

Sarvari

Chan

2022

IJERPH

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In terms of safety management, the implementation of industrial parks construction projects (IPCPs) is incredibly challenging due to the special working conditions and the specific type of use of the buildings. On the other hand, the possibility of causing accidents in these areas based on human errors is high and important for project execution due to the risks of human errors and financial losses. Therefore, this study tries to fill this existing research gap by identifying and evaluating the effective key factors leading to the occurrence of construction accidents caused by human errors in the development of IPCPs. After a holistic review of the reported literature, four rounds of fuzzy Delphi survey were launched to capture the individual opinions and feedback from various project experts. Accordingly, 41 key factors affecting human errors in the implementation of industrial parks construction projects in Iran were identified and classified into nine main groups of wrong actions, observations/interpretations, planning/processes, equipment, organization, individual activities, environmental conditions, rescue, and technology. Then, the step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) method was adopted to rate and rank the identified factors of human errors in the implementation of IPCPs in Iran. The research findings indicated that among the elicited factors, time factor (0.1226), delayed interpretation (0.1080), and incorrect diagnosis/prediction (0.0990) are the three most crucial factors leading to human errors in the implementation of IPCPs in Iran. The results of this research study have provided various major project stakeholders with an effective decision-aid tool to make better-informed decisions in managing and reducing the occurrence of construction site accidents particularly caused by human errors associated with IPCPs.

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“…The second issue is that all the risk assessment methods struggle to include factors that are difficult to quantify, such as human factors. While the presence of such factors is generally acknowledged [50,[76][77][78][79], it remains problematic to quantify, or even identify an appropriate scale.…”

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Methodology for Evaluating Risk of Visual Inspection Tasks of Aircraft Engine Blades

Aust

Pons

2021

Aerospace

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Risk assessment methods are widely used in aviation, but have not been demonstrated for visual inspection of aircraft engine components. The complexity in this field arises from the variety of defect types and the different manifestation thereof with each level of disassembly. A new risk framework was designed to include contextual factors. Those factors were identified using Bowtie analysis to be criticality, severity, and detectability. This framework yields a risk metric that describes the extent to which a defect might stay undetected during the inspection task, and result in adverse safety outcomes. A simplification of the framework provides a method for go/no-go decision-making. The results of the study reveal that the defect detectability is highly dependent on specific views of the blade, and the risk can be quantified. Defects that involve material separation or removal such as scratches, tip rub, nicks, tears, cracks, and breaking, are best shown in airfoil views. Defects that involve material deformation and change of shape, such as tip curl, dents on the leading edges, bents, and battered blades, have lower risk if edge views can be provided. This research proposes that many risk assessments may be reduced to three factors: consequence, likelihood, and a cofactor. The latter represents the industrial context, and can comprise multiple sub-factors that are application-specific. A method has been devised, including appropriate scales, for the inclusion of these into the risk assessment.

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Relationship between safety measures and human error in the construction industry: working at heights

Cited by 24 publications

References 44 publications

A 13-Year Study of Fatal Falls From Height in Northern Tunisia

A 13-Year Study of Fatal Falls From Height in Northern Tunisia

Identifying and Evaluating the Essential Factors Affecting the Incidence of Site Accidents Caused by Human Errors in Industrial Parks Construction Projects

Methodology for Evaluating Risk of Visual Inspection Tasks of Aircraft Engine Blades

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