A predictive risk index for safety performance in process industries

Chen, Jenq-Renn; Yang, Yao-Tai

doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2004.03.001

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“…Current safety performance and potential risks in the operation or in the facility can be predicted in advance, and one can take proactive actions to avoid or reduce the occurrence of an incident (Chen & Yang, 2004). According to Hallowell et al (2013), there is need to identify and define predictive indicators of safety performance that can be measured and monitored during the construction phase.…”

Section: Overview and Background To The Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Leading indicators, such as unsafe behaviors or conditions, are safety-related practices or observations that can be measured during the construction phase, which can activate positive responses. For instance, Chen and Yang (2004) developed a predictive risk indicator (PRI) based on unsafe acts or conditions in a petrochemical plant. The unsafe observation results are quantified by a simple rating based on estimates of probability of danger (PD), frequency of work exposure (FE), number of persons at risk (RN) and maximum of probable loss (MPL).…”

Section: Measurement Of Safety Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In conjunction with the Construction Industry Institute (CII) Research Team, the benefits derived from activity analysis were used to improve the direct work rate in construction (Gouett et al, 2011). The observation of unsafe acts and conditions were also implemented as a means for continuous improvement of safety management in a petrochemical plant (Chen & Yang, 2004).…”

Section: Safety Activity Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The occurrence of accident usually requires a combination of many unsafe acts and conditions (Chen & Yang, 2004). When workers are made to perform tasks that exceed human capabilities or that violate human factors, ergonomics, and industrial hygiene principles, the results are overexertion injuries and illnesses (Abdelhamid & Everett, 2000).…”

Section: Injury/illnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Safety Activity Analysis Framework to Evaluate Safety Performance in Construction

Awolusi

2017

J. Constr. Eng. Manage.

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The construction work environment remains one of the most hazardous worldwide. As a result of dangerous working environments, construction workers often face safety and health risks throughout the construction process. However, it is worth noting that an emphasis on construction safety has increased mainly in the aspect of safety performance, and efforts are required to not only monitor but also seek to improve safety performance. The main objective of this research is to assess safety performance on construction sites using safety activity analysis technique. A safety activity analysis framework as well as a safety activity analysis tool are developed to facilitate the collection and analysis of the safety activity data for continuous evaluation of safety performance.Additionally, a case study is carried out to implement the framework and tool on an active construction project. Activity observation is used to continuously collect data of safe behaviors and conditions, along with unsafe behaviors and conditions on construction sites for analysis and decision making. It is expected that the observation results can be used to set improvement targets and provide continuous feedback so that construction workers can adjust their performance accordingly. The findings of the case study show that the safety index of the construction site ranged from 37.0% to 62.8% with an average of 53.8%. Results obtained also indicate that the stage of a construction process can affect the safety performance of a project. It was recommended that well-informed decisions and far-reaching efforts have to be made to ensure the safety index is brought as close as possible to 100% by reducing the unsafe behaviors and conditions on the construction site.iii

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Section: Overview and Background To The Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Measurement Of Safety Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Safety Activity Analysismentioning

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Section: Injury/illnessmentioning

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Safety Activity Analysis Framework to Evaluate Safety Performance in Construction

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2017

J. Constr. Eng. Manage.

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“…It designs and develops products to have the minimum adverse effect on the environment throughout their life-cycle. It optimizes the relation between man and machine in a manner that man faces the least fatigues and gets the most efficiency [13,14].…”

Section: Hse and Ergonomicsmentioning

confidence: 99%