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Issue title: Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, Part 2
Subtitle:
Guest editors: Pedro Arezes
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Rodrigues, F.* | Coutinho, A. | Cardoso, C.
Affiliations: RISCO, Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Fernanda Rodrigues, Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Aveiro 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal. Tel.: +351234370049; Fax: +351234370094; E-mail:mfrodrigues@ua.pt
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The construction sector has presented positive development regarding the decrease in occupational accident rates in recent years. Regardless, the construction sector stands out systematically from other industries due to its high number of fatalities. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to deeply understand the causality of construction accidents from the early design phase through a model. METHODS: This study reviewed several research papers presenting various analytical models that correlate the contributing factors to occupational accidents in this sector. This study also analysed different construction projects and conducted a survey of design and site supervision teams. RESULTS: This paper proposes a model developed from the analysis of existing ones, which correlates the causal factors through all the construction phases. CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that effective risk prevention can only be achieved by a global correlation of causal factors including not only production ones but also client requirements, financial climate, design team competence, project and risk management, financial capacity, health and safety policy and early planning. Accordingly, a model is proposed.
Keywords: Accidents, causal chain, prevention
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-152030
Journal: Work, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 721-730, 2015
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