A survey on occupational accidents among construction industry workers in Yazd city: Applying Time Series 2006-2011

Halvani, Gholam Hossein; Nodoushan, Reza Jafari; Mirmohammadi, Seyyed Jalil; Mehrparvar, Amirhoushang

doi:10.18869/acadpub.johe.1.1.1

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“…High rate of accidents in summer may be due to the warm weather in Alborz province and west of Tehran, or insufficient professional skills and experience in seasonal workers including high school and university students. This is consistent with Halvani et al's study on construction accidents [27]. Frequencies of electrocution incidents based on months in 1982–1994 [identified by Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)], showed high rate of accidents in August ( n = 35), January ( n = 29), and July ( n = 27), respectively [8].…”

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Descriptive Study of Occupational Accidents and their Causes among Electricity Distribution Company Workers at an Eight-year Period in Iran

Rahmani

Khadem

Madreseh

et al. 2013

Safety and Health at Work

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BackgroundOccupational accidents are unplanned events that cause damage. The socio-economic impacts and human costs of accidents are tremendous around the world. Many fatalities happen every year in workplaces such as electricity distribution companies. Some electrical injuries are electrocution, electric shock, and burns. This study was conducted in an electricity distribution company (with rotational 12-hour shift work) in Iran during an 8-year period to survey descriptive factors of injuries.MethodsVariables collected included accident time, age of injured worker, employment type, work experience, injury cause, educational background, and other information about accidents.ResultsResults indicated that most of the accidents occurred in summer, and 51.3% were during shift work. Worker negligence (malpractice) was the cause of 75% of deaths. Type of employment had a significant relationship with type of injuries (p < 0.05). Most injuries were electrical burns.ConclusionHigh rate of accidents in summer may be due to the warm weather or insufficient professional skills in seasonal workers. Shift workers are at risk of sleep complaints leading to a high rate of work injuries. Acquiring knowledge about safety was related to job experiences. Temporary workers have no chance to work all year like permanent workers, therefore impressive experiences may be less in them. Because the lack of protective equipment and negligence are main causes of accidents, periodical inspections in workshops are necessary.

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Descriptive Study of Occupational Accidents and their Causes among Electricity Distribution Company Workers at an Eight-year Period in Iran

Rahmani

Khadem

Madreseh

et al. 2013

Safety and Health at Work

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“…One possible reason behind this may be that they simply perceived fewer risks because they had fewer social responsibilities if something went wrong. The results of this study resonate with those of previous studies (49,50). Similarly, workers rating their work environment as poor were two-and-a-half times more likely to perceive health risks at work than those who rated their work environment as good.…”

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Risky work: Accidents among Nepalese migrant workers in Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

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Background: Nepal is a growing supplier of migrant labour for factories in Malaysia and building sites in the Middle East. This study assessed the extent of workplace accidents among Nepalese migrant workers in Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Methododology:A questionnaire survey was conducted at Nepal's main international airport with men who returned from working in Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was completed by 403 migrant workers from these three countries. Where possible the questionnaire was self-administered and interview-administered for those migrant workers with poor literacy skills. A logistic regression was conducted to identify factors associated with accidents at work and health risks perceived by migrant workers themselves. Results:One in six (17%) experienced accidents at work in their host country. This proportion is lower than that reported in previous studies of Nepali migrant workers. Age, country of work, doctor registration and perceived standard of work environment and accommodation are significantly associated with accidents at work. Conclusion:To help improve Nepalese men's health and well-being whilst working abroad, host countries and the Government of Nepal should ensure that migrants hold health insurance. Mandatory pre-departure and arrival health and safety training is also recommended as a way to reduce risks to the health of migrant workers.

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“…Validation of the results was carried out, and by using the proposed model, it was found that the risk of falling from height is the most probable risk incident. This nding was in line with the past studies such as Amiri et al [33], Liu and Tsai [34], Halvani et al [35], Gurcanli and Mungen [36], Zeng et al [37], Im et al [38], M ungen and G urcanli [39], and Larsson and Field [40]. Moreover, considering severity, the risk of falling from height was also found to be the most harmful accident in this research.…”

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Evaluation of Safety Risks in Construction Using Fuzzy Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FFMEA)

2016

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The construction industry is one of the most dangerous environments to work in. For this reason, safety-related risk analysis is one of the most signi cant tasks that has to be undertaken when managing major construction projects. A combination of fuzzy logic and Failure Mode and E ects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Analytical Hierarchy Process-Data Envelopment Analysis (AHP-DEA) was applied to improve the process of managing safety risks. Two di erent types of large-scale construction projects were also considered as case studies. It was found that the risk of falling from a height is the most signi cant risk in both types of project. Moreover, the factors intensifying the risk of injury in the workers who fall were found to be ignoring safety and lack of personal protective equipment as well as lack of appropriate training for construction workers. It was also concluded that the framework is applicable to all construction sites, covers all safety aspects, and has valid results.

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A survey on occupational accidents among construction industry workers in Yazd city: Applying Time Series 2006-2011

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Descriptive Study of Occupational Accidents and their Causes among Electricity Distribution Company Workers at an Eight-year Period in Iran

Descriptive Study of Occupational Accidents and their Causes among Electricity Distribution Company Workers at an Eight-year Period in Iran

Risky work: Accidents among Nepalese migrant workers in Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Evaluation of Safety Risks in Construction Using Fuzzy Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FFMEA)

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