Assessing work-related risk factors for musculoskeletal knee disorders in construction roofing tasks

Breloff, Scott P.; Dutta, Amrita; Dai, Fei; Sinsel, Erik W.; Warren, Christopher; Ning, Xiaopeng; Wu, John Z.

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2019.102901

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“…However, managing process efficiency related to tasks involving the loading of thermal-insulated plasterboards to floor decks, moving and handling, and fitting windows and doors into place by two operatives showed a significant rise in manual handling. The manual loading by two operatives to the deck of the ground and first floor of the houses for joinery first fix exacerbated issues of manual handling, which could increase the likelihood of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), [53]. Two operatives manually lifted a minimum of 240 and a maximum of 515 sheets of plasterboards (24 kg per sheet) for the different house types.…”

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Maximizing Construction of Timber Kit Homes Using Telescopic Crane to Improve Efficiency and Safety: A Case Study

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The challenges of improving efficiency and safety is a daunting task as workers are squeezed with an ever-dwindling resource pool and yet expected to deliver construction projects at optimum capacity. Improving efficiency and safety using telescopic cranes for the construction of Off-Site Manufacturing (OSM) timber kit homes is a viable option for the speedy delivery of new homes. An action research evaluated the maximization of the build and process efficiency and safety using a crane to erect wall panels, floors, and roofs. Data collection through direct observation assessed the labor uptime and downtime, including crane usage. A balanced score card was used by management for strategic organizational decision-making regarding the crane erection. The use of the crane reduced workplace manual handling of OSM panels, minimized the exposure of operatives to work at height risks, and eliminated alterations to scaffolds. However, the manual loading of thermal-insulated plasterboards to floor decks impacted the process efficiency and speed of installing the fixtures and increased the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. High labor downtimes were associated with the adverse weather conditions, which slowed the efficiency of the workforce during construction. The management’s inability to adequately plan the work program further hindered aspects of lifting operations and the speed and number of houses built.

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Section: Evaluating Process Efficiency and Site Osh And Their Impact On Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Maximizing Construction of Timber Kit Homes Using Telescopic Crane to Improve Efficiency and Safety: A Case Study

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“…Moreover, Lee and Lee (2017) pointed out the possibility of working-hour reduction to save the workers from unsafe situations. Skogstad et al (2019) found that unreasonable working hours strongly increase the likelihood of increased occupational injuries and illnesses, which will also cause improper work shift that causes disorders in workers' lives and leads to health problems (Vanttola et al, 2019;Breloff et al, 2019). From the above, although the previous studies have proven that demographic factors signi cantly in uence the safety of personnel, the effect will be in uenced as the change of certain circumstances (such as location, culture and social background etc.…”

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Cross-Regional Research in Demographic Impact on Safety Consciousness and Safety Citizenship Behavior of Construction Workers: A Comparative Study between Mainland China and Hong Kong

Meng¹,

Chan²

2020

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Background: The construction industry has rapidly developed with the continuous prosperity in Hong Kong and Mainland China, though accidents still occur with unacceptable frequency and severity. For promoting the safety issue of workers in construction industry, safety citizenship behavior (SCB) and safety consciousness (SC) were considered two influential constructs and further studied with integration of sociodemographic theories by scholars. However, no study has compared the SC and SCB of construction workers in terms of the demographic influence between Mainland China and Hong Kong. Methods: To fill this research gap, this study investigated the territorial difference between these two regions by conducting a cross-sectional questionnaire survey with recruitment of 253 Mainland construction workers and 256 Hong Kong construction workers. Results: Significant similarities and differences of SC and SCB performance were revealed in terms of the workers with different genders, education levels, weekly working hours, and ages. Conclusions: This study provides insights into the comparison of demographic influence on SC and SCB of construction workers between Hong Kong and Mainland China, which is unique as it can yield useful managerial knowledge relevant to the personal safety of targeted groups of construction workers with particular demographic characteristic in both regions and contribute the implementation of safety interventions in line with the specific distinction in territorial aspect.

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“…At the same time, the activities related to the organization and conduct of construction work are quite laborintensive, lengthy, and dangerous, which leads to a high level of injuries and deaths on construction sites. [1,2] Only in St. Petersburg from 2016 to 2018, 69 serious accidents and 104 fatal accidents occurred. The main reason for such figures both in Russia and in the world is the lack of training of workers and management in issues related to labor protection and safe work.…”

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Virtual Reality Training Software for Labor Accident Free Process in Construction

2021

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This paper presents a methodology for the formation of a VR training program for the safe conduct of work on a construction site. The based approach allowed us to identify the key elements of the work and create a mathematical model of a person’s decision. The result of this work is the developed methodology for the use of virtual reality devices for teaching safe construction work based on solving the inverse problem.

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Assessing work-related risk factors for musculoskeletal knee disorders in construction roofing tasks

Cited by 26 publications

References 32 publications

Maximizing Construction of Timber Kit Homes Using Telescopic Crane to Improve Efficiency and Safety: A Case Study

Maximizing Construction of Timber Kit Homes Using Telescopic Crane to Improve Efficiency and Safety: A Case Study

Cross-Regional Research in Demographic Impact on Safety Consciousness and Safety Citizenship Behavior of Construction Workers: A Comparative Study between Mainland China and Hong Kong

Virtual Reality Training Software for Labor Accident Free Process in Construction

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