Analysis of the safety conditions of scaffolding on construction sites

Rubio-Romero, Juan Carlos; Gámez, M. Carmen Rubio; Carrillo-Castrillo, Jesús Antonio

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2013.01.006

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“…In addition, in the UK the highest rate of injures is that of falls (Table 1) (HSE, 2013c). Furthermore, many fall from height accidents in the Spain construction industry, consisting half of all work-related accidents that in the Spain as underlined by Rubio-Romero et al (2013). They reported that about 40% of fatal accidents occur due to falls from structures.…”

Section: Falls Accidents and Injuriesmentioning

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Safety Management in Construction Projects

Saeed

2017

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The aim of this research is to identify and evaluate the safety management in construction projects to minimise and control health and safety (H&S) of construction workers. Questionnaire is used to collect a wide range of opinions from experienced professionals working in different construction sites for comparison between them. The reviews of the related literature are the first step in obtaining information from previously related studies.The literature reviews provide a theoretical background about safety management that guided the design of the questionnaire. This research concludes that the construction industry has a high number of fatalities and long-term injuries. This is unacceptable in a modern society and it also makes the industry inefficient, with days lost due to injuries. This research shows that the high rates of accidents are due to several common factors, such as poor construction planning, lack of safety in design, inadequate safety training, worker behaviour, inherent safety H&S risk of construction and lack of knowledge of site rules.

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Section: Falls Accidents and Injuriesmentioning

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Safety Management in Construction Projects

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2017

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“…Na brojne incidente i povređivanja radnika prilikom realizacije investicionih projekata ukazuju statistički podaci mnogih svetskih institucija za zaštitu zdravlja i bezbednosti zaposlenih na radu. Takođe, brojne studije istraživača, iz različitih delova sveta, potvrđuju ovakvu situaciju, što ukazuje na postojanje velikog broja rizičnih događaja na radnim mestima tokom relizacije investicionih projekata [14][15][16].…”

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The impact of security elements at work on the realization of project goals

Rajković¹,

Mihajlović²

2017

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“…A great number of accidents in the construction industry, including fatalities, occur on scaffoldings (mainly falls from a height) and are generated by human or structural mistakes (deficient attachment to the building, defective elements, temporary overloading, deficient bracings) and, to a lesser extent, by wind action. Reports and analyses related to scaffolding failures have been presented for Poland [1], UK [2], USA [3], Hong Kong [4], Scotland [5], the Netherlands [6], and Spain [7]. These works show that all around the world independent of the scaffolding kind or the material used (aluminium, steel, bamboo) there are a large number of serious accidents, including fatalities, associated with scaffoldings.…”

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Façade scaffolding behaviour under wind action

Lipecki

Jamińska-Gadomska

Bęc

et al. 2020

Archiv.Civ.Mech.Eng

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The main objective of the study was to estimate the mean horizontal wind action on a façade scaffolding on the basis of full-scale data. Measurements of climatic parameters were carried out for a number of façade scaffoldings (120 structures) located in Poland over a 30-month period. The measurement points were located on 2-3 deck levels of each structure and at 2-4 points placed in each level. The measurements were carried out 3-4 times during each day for 5 consecutive days. At each point, two components of wind speed were measured: first with the vane probe directed perpendicular to the façade and then parallel to the façade. Each measurement lasted 60 s, and the data were recorded every 1 s. On the basis of wind speeds, a procedure was suggested that enabled estimation of the static wind action on façade scaffoldings. The responses of structures to this action were computed via FEM simulations. The results were compared with those based on the approaches recommended by the wind and scaffolding codes. Initial analyses, illustrated by three scaffoldings without a protective cover, indicated large discrepancies between the approaches and the possibility of wind action, which is not considered in the codes.

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Analysis of the safety conditions of scaffolding on construction sites

Cited by 65 publications

References 12 publications

Safety Management in Construction Projects

Safety Management in Construction Projects

The impact of security elements at work on the realization of project goals

Façade scaffolding behaviour under wind action

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