The construction of the Øresund Link between Denmark and Sweden: the effect of a multi-faceted safety campaign

Effectiveness of the training program for workers at construction sites of the high‐speed railway line between Torino and Novara: Impact on injury rates

“…Similar studies conducted in other countries have obtained similar results [Spangenberg et al, 2002;Darragh et al, 2004]. However, since injuries are statistically rare events, similar schemes involving a larger number of workers might achieve more significant results.…”

“…Of these, the most important is the variability typical of construction processes, which could eventually lead to changes in risk exposure conditions. The scientific literature concerning injuries at the workplace points out how different risks characterize the various types of work [Lowery et al, 2000;Spangenberg et al, 2002]. These follow from one another, with the greatest exposure to risk, and thus the expected highest risk of injuries, usually coinciding with the construction of primary structures (viaducts and cut-and-cover tunnels in the case of the Torino to Novara high-speed railway line).…”

“…Nor can workers at other construction sites be used as a control group, since injury rates at other sites can differ greatly due to characteristics such as age, nationality, job, size of the company. This was shown, for example, in the study carried out during the construction of the Oresund Link between Denmark and Sweden [Spangenberg et al, 2002]. The comparison cannot be made with national estimates because of differences in the reporting systems ].…”

Meta-analysis of studies examining long-term construction injury rates

“…Prevention strategies against injuries are many and different [6,7,10,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. The meta-analysis results indicate that data relating to fatal injuries show a progressive and constant decrease over a medium-to long-term period.…”

“…Epidemiological data show that while these interventions are able to reduce the number of injuries in construction, their rate still remains very high [6][7][8].…”