A Method to Calculate the Accident Probabilities in Construction Industry Using a Poisson Distribution Model

Bilir, Senem; Gürcanlı, Gürkan Emre

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“…Accident probabilities were calculated using the Poisson distribution model by taking into account accident rates and exposure values [37]. In the construction industry, where accidents are recorded according to a non-specific standard, it is very difficult to represent the probability of accidents within a known distribution model, but thanks to this approach, it was possible to provide an objective method to obtain accident probabilities using the Poisson distribution.…”

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A Method For Determination of Accident Probability in Construction Industry

Bilir

Gürcanlı

2018

Teknik Dergi

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Safety issues within the construction industry have been an area of concern in almost every country. In this paper, an objective and quantitative accident probability calculation approach is proposed using 623 actual construction accidents that resulted in 681 casualties between the years 2000 and 2013. Of these accidents, the first five account for 84.1% of all fatalities and 85.4% of all injuries. In total, five construction jobs (excavation, reinforced concrete work, masonry, plastering and painting, and roof work) were the focus of the study, as they account for 70.8% of all occurrences. Probability values were calculated by using the Poisson distribution, in which accident rates and exposure values were used as distribution parameters. In an industry where accidents are recorded according to non-specific standards, it is very difficult to represent the probability of accidents within a known distribution model. The proposed approach in this paper provides an objective method to obtain probabilities by using the Poisson distribution for construction accidents.

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A Method For Determination of Accident Probability in Construction Industry

Bilir

Gürcanlı

2018

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“…This method is concerned with giving indicators for the number of accidents that happened during the implementation period of the project, usually, the contractors are responsible for giving a report described all the accidents with the workers (Bilir and Gurcanli, 2016).…”

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Occupational health hazards and risk assessments in wastewater treatment plant

Dannoun¹,

Nouban²

2021

IJAESA

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Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is considered one of the most dangerous sectors in the industrial field. Many workers still die each year due to poor awareness of workers about occupational health. Safety performance became important for different projects in the industrial field. Safety performance is concerned about the general behaviour of the workers in the worksite, usually, the performance can be evaluated by managing systems and identifying health hazards that can happen in the field. Many researchers tried to summary different methods to rate the safety performance. This paper describes the significant topics in risk assessment and hazard identification that have been done in the field of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The collected investigations have been arranged and sorted in this paper to set up strong basic information for the works in the field. Unlike the other studies, this paper is focused mainly on the safety performance, health hazard and risk assessment in the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). This study has found the specific factors that can affect the performance of workers since the workers in general workplaces are facing difficulties in determining the hazards that can be resulted in serious problems such as injuries and death.

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“…Moreover, the quality of the information extracted from accidents reports is also based on the ability of the analysts in using them [34], and more research needs to be carried out to deal with this potential bias [35,36]. Some methods for accidents classification and analysis do not rely on the same taxonomy of contributing factors, allowing the analysts a certain degree of freedom that reduces the reliability of the results [37].…”

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Risk Profiling from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) Accidents′ Databases: A Case Study in Construction Sites

Lombardi

Fargnoli

Parise

2019

IJERPH

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The number of accidents and victims in the construction sector has not decreased significantly despite the increasingly stricter laws and regulations. The analysis of accidents, as well as their root causes and determinants can certainly contribute to the development of more effective preventive interventions. The present study proposes a methodology for the analysis and synthesis of data provided by accidents statistics with the goal of defining specific risk profiles based on the accidents determinants, their variables, and how they interact with one another in influencing the occurrence of an accident. For this purpose, a procedure capable of extracting this type of information from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) database was developed. In particular, data processing and aggregation are performed by means of the synergic use of the Matrix of Descriptors (MoD) and cluster analysis. To validate such a procedure, the analysis of fatalities due to electrical shocks was carried out. The results achieved allowed us to elicit valuable information for both safety managers and decision makers. The proposed methodology can facilitate a systemic analysis of accidents databases reducing the difficulties in managing reports and accident statistics.

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A Method to Calculate the Accident Probabilities in Construction Industry Using a Poisson Distribution Model

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A Method For Determination of Accident Probability in Construction Industry

A Method For Determination of Accident Probability in Construction Industry

Occupational health hazards and risk assessments in wastewater treatment plant

Risk Profiling from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) Accidents′ Databases: A Case Study in Construction Sites

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