scholarly journals Quantitative Assessment of the State of Threat of Working on Construction Scaffolding

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Sawicki ◽  
Mariusz Szóstak
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
The State ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Undesirable Event

Working at height, and especially on construction scaffolding, is one of the most accident-prone situations on a construction site. The article attempts to assess the state of threat of working on scaffolding on the basis of the proposed coefficients concerning the possibility of an occupational accident occurring. The article presents the analysis of 10 parameters, which were classified into three groups of factors that cause accidents: technical, organizational, and human factors. In order to assess the state of threat of working on scaffolding, partial hazard factors and a simplified and accurate factor of the state of threat of working were proposed. The coefficients were determined on the basis of the data collected from post-accidental control reports on occupational accidents occurring on scaffolding in the construction industry that took place in Poland in five voivodeships in the years 2008–2017, and also on the basis of the obtained results of research on 120 scaffoldings conducted in the years 2016–2018. Based on the determined factors, it was possible to determine the probability of an undesirable event, in other words, an occupational accident. In addition, the developed test method proposed numerical scales for assessing the state of threat of working on scaffolding. The form proposed in the article for assessing the state of threat of working on scaffolding, which was developed using a spreadsheet, can provide support for people managing work at workstations involving scaffolding, for example, construction directors, construction engineers, work managers, or construction managers.

The Role of the Big Five Personality Factors on Accident: A Case of Accidents in Construction Industries

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
Mehdi Pourmazaherian ◽  
Shadiya Mohammed S. Baqutayan ◽  
Durishah Idrus
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Safety Behavior

Limited research has been undertaken to explore how construction workers’ personality affects safety behavior. Most of the previous literature in the field of health and safety especially in the construction industry has been focusing on managerial, non-occupational accident,s or somewhat other aspect accident causation. Indeed, construction is known as one of the most dangerous industries globally, therefore, this study estimates the importance of personality traits in relation to risk behavior in the workplace. The objective is to review and identify which dimension of personality traits (big five models) are more effective on occupational accident to suggest a new model that is helpful in the construction industry in order to reduce the accident rate. The finding showed that neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness compare to the other personality traits are more effective on both occupational/non-occupational accidents, while, the effect of agreeableness and conscientiousness on improving safety performance was overwhelming. On the other hand, there is little evidence to show the meaningful and efficient connection between occupational accidents and extraversion. Extraversion and openness were appropriate only to affect non-occupational accidents. Finally, this research presents the appropriate model which is worthwhile to improve the safety performance in the construction industry.

scholarly journals Exploring On-Site Safety Knowledge Transfer in the Construction Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6426
Author(s):  
Ying-Hua Huang ◽  
Tzung-Ru Yang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Transfer Process ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Safety Knowledge

A primary cause of occupational accidents is on-site workers not having proper or even adequate safety knowledge and awareness, leading to them failing to employ safety measures, equipment, or behavior to protect themselves. The complexity of construction projects and changes in organizational personnel complicate the safety knowledge transfer process. Therefore, to reduce occupational accidents in the construction industry, this study explored the on-site safety knowledge transfer process as well as its relationship with a safe working environment; it did this to understand the associations between various constructs in the process, which could be used as a reference for management personnel to promote on-site safety education and behaviors. This would allow safety knowledge to be learned and practiced by on-site workers, changing their unsafe behaviors and creating a safe on-site work environment. This study used structural equation modeling to empirically study the relationship between various constructs during safety knowledge transfer on a construction site. The results revealed that an excellent safety knowledge transfer environment can lead to favorable safety behavior as well as safety knowledge application and inspiration of on-site workers, which would affect their safety behaviors. More satisfactory safety behaviors of on-site workers could produce a safer working environment on the construction site. Moreover, although safety application and inspiration do not directly affect the safety of a work environment, they do so indirectly through safety behaviors.

Accident Compensation of Occupational Fatalities in the Construction Industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 3167-3170
Author(s):  
Chia Wen Liao ◽  
Tsung Lung Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Accident Compensation ◽  
Construction Accidents ◽  
Damages And Losses

There is a higher rate of occupational accidents in the construction industry than most other industries on average. Construction accidents may result in numerous damages and losses. Workers compensation is an important source for evaluating costs associated with construction accidents. In this article, the applicable laws or regulations for occupational accident in Taiwan are examined at first. Accident reports during the period 1999 to 2011 are extracted from case reports of the Northern Region Inspection Office of the Council of Labor Affairs of Taiwan. The compensation in 574 cases of occupational accidents in the Construction Industry is then analyzed. The findings identified in this article provide a direction for more effective compensation strategies and injury prevention programs.

scholarly journals A Study on Data Pre-Processing and Accident Prediction Modelling for Occupational Accident Analysis in the Construction Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7949
Author(s):  
Jae Yun Lee ◽  
Young Geun Yoon ◽  
Tae Keun Oh ◽  
Seunghee Park ◽  
Sang Il Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Flow Diagram ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Accident Prediction ◽  
Processing Procedure ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Prediction Modelling

In the construction industry, it is difficult to predict occupational accidents because various accident characteristics arise simultaneously and organically in different types of work. Furthermore, even when analyzing occupational accident data, it is difficult to deduce meaningful results because the data recorded by the incident investigator are qualitative and include a wide variety of data types and categories. Recently, numerous studies have used machine learning to analyze the correlations in such complex construction accident data; however, heretofore the focus has been on predicting severity with various variables, and several limitations remain when deriving the correlations between features from various variables. Thus, this paper proposes a data processing procedure that can efficiently manipulate accident data using optimal machine learning techniques and derive and systematize meaningful variables to rationally approach such complex problems. In particular, among the various variables, the most influential variables are derived through methods such as clustering, chi-square, Cramer’s V, and predictor importance; then, the analysis is simplified by optimally grouping the variables. For accident data with optimal variables and elements, a predictive model is constructed between variables, using a support vector machine and decision-tree-based ensemble; then, the correlation between the dependent and independent variables is analyzed through an alluvial flow diagram for several cases. Therefore, a new processing procedure has been introduced in data preprocessing and accident prediction modelling to overcome difficulties from complex and diverse construction occupational accident data, and effective accident prevention is possible by deriving correlations of construction accidents using this process.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AS A DRIVER FOR SUSTAINABILITY: STATE OF IMPLEMENTATION, BENEFITS AND BARRIERS IN GERMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Simon SCHMIDT ◽  
Rainard OSEBOLD
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
The State ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Large Measure ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable ◽  
Corporate Business

The construction industry, as one of almost every economy’s major generators of environmental impact, can contribute in large measure to achieving the goals of sustainability. However, most publications in this field deal with sustainability with reference to selecting construction materials and improvements in the operating phase of buildings. When considering ecological sustainability the focus has to be extended from the finished building to the building pro­cess. Therefore the actors of the construction sector who are responsible for the production process have to be studied: the construction companies. The goal of this paper is to study the state of ecologically sustainable corporate business management in construction. The state of application of elements of environmental management systems (EMS) is used as an indicator of the current situation in German construction companies. EMS can help continuously to environmen­tally improve the operating processes of the firms. A broad survey about the extent of EMS has been conducted consid­ering the barriers and drivers. In general, a relatively low interest in EMS and a lack of knowledge is noticeable within the sector. As a result, strategic recommendations are made on how to promote environmental management to foster sustainable thinking in the German construction industry.

scholarly journals Analysis of the State of the Accident Rate in the Construction Industry in European Union Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Hoła ◽  
M. Szóstak
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
European Union Countries

The article presents an analysis and evaluation of the accident rate in selected European Union countries. On the basis of available statistical data, the analysis of accidents in various sectors of the European Union economy was carried out. Afterwards, a ranking of countries regarding accidents in the construction industry was developed. For the selected representative countries, analysis of changes in the indicators which characterize the accident rate during the period between 2008 and 2012 was carried out. Conclusions resulting from the conducted research were formulated.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude regarding standard precautions in a Brazilian public emergency service: a cross-sectional study

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Cristina Oliveira ◽  
Maria Helena Palucci Marziale ◽  
Maria Henriqueta Rocha Siqueira Paiva ◽  
Aline Cristine Souza Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Occupational Accident ◽  
Universal Precaution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Public Emergency ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of health care professionals regarding their use of universal precaution measures at a public emergency service. The study also aimed to assess the rates of occupational accidents involving biological substances among those workers. This study was performed with 238 workers, from June to November 2006, using univariate and multivariate analysis. The chance of not adopting precaution measures was 20.7 (95% CI: 5.68 - 75.14) times greater among drivers compared to physicians. No significant association was found between adopting universal precaution measures. The occupational accident rate was 20.6% (40.8% involving sharp-edged objects). The risk of physicians having an occupational accident was 2.7(95% CI: 1.05 - 7.09) times higher than that of drivers. The fact that a staff member had adequate knowledge about universal precaution measures was insufficient to foster compatible attitudes towards reducing the risk of transmitting infectious agents and causing occupational accidents.

Dumbbell Test Method for Evaluation of the Early Age Cracking Property of Concrete Material by Stress Risers

2012 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 473-476
Author(s):  
Yan Liu ◽  
Zhi Gang Luo ◽  
Jie Cao
Keyword(s):  
Test Method ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Quick Method ◽  
Concrete Material ◽  
Stress Risers ◽  
Test Technology ◽  
Cracking Performance ◽  
Simulated Test ◽  
Job Site

This article develops one new test technology, dumbbell test method, for evaluation of the early age cracking property of Concrete Material under constraint conditions. Its exercise of stress risers could lead concrete to crack quickly, providing a quick method to evaluate the early age crack performance of concrete material and to perform simulated test at job site conveniently. By this method, the anti-cracking performance of different concrete material can be evaluated quickly in the construction site.

scholarly journals BARRIERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (24) ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Adetunji Kamoli ◽  
Razali Adul Hamid ◽  
Syamsul Hendra Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management Systems ◽  
Construction Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Lack Of Commitment ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

OHSMS has become the main part of the establishment’s lifeline and a prerequisite for its stability in the 21st century. There is a growing need for OHSMS, in its ability to solve occupational accidents and also to develop a robust relationship among the stakeholders. The mission of OHSMS has not been followed in the Nigerian construction industry. The study, therefore, explores the barriers to the development of OHSMS in the Nigerian construction industry. The study adopted a literature review of OHSMS and thereafter, 300 structured questionnaires were administered to the construction professionals in the built environment of the Nigerian nation’s Capital-Abuja. 247 of the administered questionnaires were returned, considered for the analysis of the study. The data were analysed with SPSS and excel. The findings of the study indicate that the lack of commitment of the government, inefficient regulatory authorities, and lack of expertise in the OHS activities are the major barriers to the development of OHSMS. The study recommends collaborative efforts from the construction organizations, employees, and construction professionals to support the government on the OHSMS.

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