Analysis and prevention of serious and fatal accidents related to moving parts of machinery

Chinniah, Yuvin

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2015.02.004

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“…Current findings indicated that being cut by machinery was the common accident, but it was responsible for just two-sevenths of the accidents. The findings from this present study are similar to those from Chinniah's (2015) study regarding the analysis and prevention of serious and fatal accidents related to moving parts of machinery in Canada that established that cuts by machinery accounted for 70.8% of the fatalities. On the contrary, several construction industry studies have shown that the common source of accidents are falls as confirmed by Cheng et al, (2012 ) with regards to the observed conditions in Taiwan, Chi and Han, (2013 ) on the USA and Gϋrcanli and Mϋngen (2013 ) on Turkey.…”

Section: Nature or Severity And Sources Of Occupational Accidents Andsupporting

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Occupational accidents and injuries among workers in the construction industry of Windhoek, Namibia

Nghitanwa

Lindiwe²

2017

IJH

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The construction industry is the most dangerous industry in the word with higher prevalence of occupational accidents, injuries and diseases. There is a paucity of studies that investigate occupational accidents, injuries and diseases in the Namibian construction industry. The study was conducted to determine the magnitude of occupational accidents, injuries and diseases in the construction industry of Windhoek, Namibia. A quantitative, retrospective document review was conducted to investigate the documents for reported occupational accidents, injuries and diseases for the period of five years, from April 2011 to March 2016. Data was analysed with SPSS version 23. The study found out that occupational accidents and injuries are prevalent in the Windhoek construction industry. The study recorded the total of 37 cases of occupational accidents and injuries. Young, male construction workers are mostly sustained accidents and injuries. Labourers were mostly affected than other occupations while cut by machinery comprise the majority of the source of accidents. The most body part injured is the general body. The researchers did not find any documentation for reported occupational diseases from the construction industry of Windhoek. The researchers recommended the preventive measures to be implemented to prevent occupational accidents and injuries and enforcement of legislations on occupational accidents, injuries and diseases recording and reporting.

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Section: Nature or Severity And Sources Of Occupational Accidents Andsupporting

confidence: 88%

Occupational accidents and injuries among workers in the construction industry of Windhoek, Namibia

Nghitanwa

Lindiwe²

2017

IJH

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“…The number of fatal incidents attributable to a problem with controlling hazardous energies related to machinery in the confined space revealed the prevalence of mechanical hazards in these spaces. On this topic, Chinniah (2015) proposes prevention strategies based on the analysis of serious and fatal accidents related to moving parts of machinery. Thus, it would be in the interests of OHS personnel and workers involved in confined space work to expand the scope of their actions beyond atmospheric hazards.…”

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Occupational safety during interventions in confined spaces

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“…An additional factor regarding occupational injuries is the incorrect behavior of machine operators during field adjustment [9,14,15]: for example, when removing obstructions from the machinery without turning off the machine or after removing protective devices [16]. This brings operators into close contact with components that may present a risk of entanglement [15,17,18].…”

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Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

Bagagiolo

Laurendi²,

Cavallo

2017

Agriculture

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Following formal opposition by France, the harmonized safety standards regarding manually-loaded wood chippers (EN 13525:2005+A2:2009) which presumed compliance with the Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSR) required by the Machine Directive (Directive 2006/42/EC), have recently been withdrawn, and a new draft of the standard is currently under revision. In order to assess the potential impact of the expected future harmonized standards within the Italian context, this study has examined the main issues in implementing EHSRs on wood chippers already being used. Safety issues regarding wood chippers already in use were identified in an analysis of the draft standard, through the observation of a number of case studies, and qualitative analysis of the essential technical interventions. A number of agricultural and forestry operators and companies participated in the study, pointing out the technical and economic obstacle facing the safety features requested by the pending new standard. It emerged that the main safety issues concerned the implementation of the reverse function, the stop bar, and the protective devices, the infeed chute dimension, the emergency stop function, and the designated feeding area. The possibility of adopting such solutions mainly depends on technical feasibility and costs, but an important role is also played by the attitude towards safety and a lack of adequate information regarding safety obligations and procedures among users.

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Analysis and prevention of serious and fatal accidents related to moving parts of machinery

Cited by 86 publications

References 22 publications

Occupational accidents and injuries among workers in the construction industry of Windhoek, Namibia

Occupational accidents and injuries among workers in the construction industry of Windhoek, Namibia

Occupational safety during interventions in confined spaces

Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

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