Data mining for occupational injuries in the Taiwan construction industry

Liao, Chia-Wen; Perng, Yeng‐Horng

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2007.04.007

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“…Idrees et al [25] proposed that mental stress should be considered in the workplace for the health and safety of construction workers. Taiwan's construction industry has a very high incidence of illnesses and injuries [67,[77][78][79]; possible reasons include (1) the inherently hazardous nature of construction projects; (2) personnel factors; (3) environmental and equipment factors; (4) project factors; and (5) management factors [69,78,79]. To reduce the rate of illnesses and injuries in the construction industry, it is important to implement required health and safety practices and provide effective training to ensure that all employees follow these requirements when working [79][80][81].…”

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“…The data that concern employees include the employee turnover rate (x 2 ) and their working time. Higher turnover rates tend to correlate with higher accident rates because they often reflect more new hires on the job [65,66], and new hires are more likely to experience workplace accidents [65][66][67]. Conversely, a lower turnover rate reflects a higher proportion of older employees, who tend to have more experience and knowledge about safety and how to safely work in their specific environment [68].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Conversely, a lower turnover rate reflects a higher proportion of older employees, who tend to have more experience and knowledge about safety and how to safely work in their specific environment [68]. Thus, employee turnover (x 2 ) negatively affects the safety performance of business operations [67,69]. Pursuant to the regulations of Taiwan's Labor Standards Act, the regular working time cannot exceed 8 h a day or 84 h every two weeks.…”

Section: Data Sources and Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Incorporating Workplace Injury to Measure the Safety Performance of Industrial Sectors in Taiwan

Yeh

2017

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Abstract:The severity of workplace injuries varies by industry. Information on workplace injuries can enable firms and governments to effectively improve their safety performance based on the specific contexts of each industry. Incorporating the three workplace injury rates (being wounded or ill, disability, and death), a data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is developed to evaluate the safety performance of 17 industrial sectors in Taiwan. The results suggest that the Taiwanese government should pay particular attention to the mining and quarrying industry, which has the lowest safety performance. Additionally, the results provide abundant information for the Taiwanese government to design industry safety regulations in a way that may prompt firms to develop a sustainable economy by improving their health and safety practices and enhancing their overall safety performance.

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Incorporating Workplace Injury to Measure the Safety Performance of Industrial Sectors in Taiwan

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2017

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“…Construction work was found to be a high risk occupational is even in modern societies [24,25].According to Hong Kong Polytechnic University the major reasons are: the high rise of buildings which remains predominant among others. Many perils happen due to working at heights and with the vertical transportation of materials such as the fall of person or the fall of objects.…”

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confidence: 99%

Health and Safety Conditions in Four Major Industrial Sectors of Pakistan from 2010 To 2015

Longinos¹,

Qadri²,

Parlaktuna³

2017

International Journal of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineerin

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“…Construction accidents account for more than one third of all industrial incidents over the last 10 years in China [12] - [15] and for 42% of all occupational fatalities in Kuwait [16]. In addition to the loss of life and reduction in the quality of life of construction workers, construction incidents lead to project delays, increased project costs, medical burden, and other negative consequences [17] - [20].…”

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Contributing Factors Affecting the Safety in Construction Sites of Bangladesh

Halder¹,

Rahman²,

Hossain³

et al. 2015

International Conference on Advances in Civil, Structural and Mechanical Engineering - ACSM 2015

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Abstract-Site safety is an important function regardless of project size. A key goal, which must be met for a successful project, is to finish the project with a good safety record. Construction safety is an important issue in all over the world. Today, developed countries strictly follow the safety procedure to avoid any hazard, accident or fatality. But for a least developed country like Bangladesh, accidents and fatalities are still quite high due to lack of safety management. With the increased volume of construction work in Bangladesh, the need for proper attention in safety issues has become essential for humanitarian, economic and other consideration. Recently, lots of accidents are taking place in construction sites of Bangladesh causing severe injury to death to the workers and pedestrians. There are a number of reasons/factors that these high numbers are widespread to the construction industry that are not found in most other fields. The objective of this research work is to identify and explore the various factor that affect the construction site safety in Bangladesh. A questionnaire surveys was conducted to the reputed construction companies of Bangladesh to examine the present safety situation in construction sites. Nine factors were selected for the survey. The finding shows that 78% of organizations' from the respondents are conscious about the safety procedure and they usually provide safety measures for the workers. Promotion of safety measures at the working site results in a better working environment, higher productivity and greater contentment among the workers.

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Data mining for occupational injuries in the Taiwan construction industry

Cited by 157 publications

References 23 publications

Incorporating Workplace Injury to Measure the Safety Performance of Industrial Sectors in Taiwan

Incorporating Workplace Injury to Measure the Safety Performance of Industrial Sectors in Taiwan

Health and Safety Conditions in Four Major Industrial Sectors of Pakistan from 2010 To 2015

Contributing Factors Affecting the Safety in Construction Sites of Bangladesh

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