Identification of accident scenarios involving scaffolding

Szóstak, Mariusz; Hoła, Bożena; Bogusławski, Paweł

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103690

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“…Extant academic literature suggests these can be achieved by examining the causes and measures to reduce accidents on construction sites (Olanrewaju et al, 2021). There have been numerous research accidents on construction sites worldwide (Hamdan and Awang, 2015;Sz ostak et al, 2021;Zhou et al, 2015;Awwad et al, 2016;L opez et al, 2008). However, empirical studies on scaffolding accidents on sites, especially in Malaysia, are scanty despite the continuous increase and impact of scaffolding accidents.…”

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An investigation into occupational health and safety of scaffolding practices on construction sites in Malaysia

Olanrewaju

Khor

Preece

2021

FEBE

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PurposeStatistics show that the construction sector has the second-highest number of accident cases in Malaysia. A total of 100, 000 construction workers suffer from work-related bad health each year. Scaffolding accidents are the second cause of accidents on construction sites. Therefore, this present research provided answers to the following questions: (1) what are the causes of scaffolding accidents and (2) what are the possible measures to reduce scaffolding accidents?Design/methodology/approachThe research developed a questionnaire instrument that included 24 causes of scaffolding accidents and 21 remedial actions. The research was based on a cross-sectional survey questionnaire administered to 129 members of construction organizations.FindingsData revealed that scaffolding-related cases caused a total of 70% of the deaths/injuries on sites. Furthermore, scaffolding accidents were mainly caused by a lack of guard rails on scaffoldings, poor inspections, improper assembly, a poor safety culture, poor attitudes towards safety, poor footing of scaffoldings and unsecured planking. To reduce scaffolding accidents, there must be a lifeline on scaffolding, proper guardrails and proper assembling of scaffoldings, and preventing access to incomplete or defective scaffoldings. The 24 causes are structured into six factors through factor analysis and the 21 remedial actions into six factors.Originality/valueThis research serves as the first attempt to conduct broad research on the causes and remedial actions concerning scaffolding accidents on construction sites in Malaysia. Theoretically, the research has provided fresh insights into the impact of scaffolding accidents.

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An investigation into occupational health and safety of scaffolding practices on construction sites in Malaysia

Olanrewaju

Khor

Preece

2021

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“…The majority of accidents related with scaffolding are probably very serious or fatal due to the hazardous working conditions [73]. Then, other authors assessed the safety-risk-related scaffolding tasks, based on the accidents research, the identification habitual scaffolding accidents situations, and the evaluation of the probability of accidents [68,74]. Based on that, a scenario related with scaffolding was modeled and tested (Figure 9).…”

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Prevention of Falls from Heights in Construction Using an IoT System Based on Fuzzy Markup Language and JFML

2022

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The main cause of fatal accidents in the construction sector are falls from height (FFH) and the inappropriate use of a harness is commonly associated with these fatalities. Traditional methods, such as onsite inspections, safety communication, or safety training, are not enough to mitigate accidents caused by FFH associated with a poor management in the use of a harness. Although some technological solutions for the automated monitoring of workers could improve safety conditions, their use is not frequent due to the particularities of construction sites: complexity, dynamic environments, outdoor workplaces, etc. Then, the integration of expert knowledge with technology is a key issue. Fuzzy logic systems (FLS) and Internet of Things (IoT) present many potential benefits, such as real-time decisions being made based on FLS and data from sensors. In the current research, the development and test of an IoT system integrated with the Java Fuzzy Markup Language Library for FLS, to support experts’ decision making in FFH, is proposed. The proposal was checked in four construction scenarios based on working conditions with different levels of risk of FFH and obtained promising results.

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“…Many scaffolding accidents are likely to be fatal due to the specific characteristics of the works [ 92 ]. In consequence, other authors estimated the occupational risk associated with working on scaffoldings, based on the analysis of recorded accidents, identification of the most common scenarios, and the estimation of the probability of their occurrence [ 93 ]. Then, one of the proposed scenarios was associated with scaffolding and materials movements ( Figure 6 ).…”

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An Internet of Things and Fuzzy Markup Language Based Approach to Prevent the Risk of Falling Object Accidents in the Execution Phase of Construction Projects

Martínez-Rojas

Gacto

Vitiello

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Sensors

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The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm is establishing itself as a technology to improve data acquisition and information management in the construction field. It is consolidating as an emerging technology in all phases of the life cycle of projects and specifically in the execution phase of a construction project. One of the fundamental tasks in this phase is related to Health and Safety Management since the accident rate in this sector is very high compared to other phases or even sectors. For example, one of the most critical risks is falling objects due to the peculiarities of the construction process. Therefore, the integration of both technology and safety expert knowledge in this task is a key issue including ubiquitous computing, real-time decision capacity and expert knowledge management from risks with imprecise data. Starting from this vision, the goal of this paper is to introduce an IoT infrastructure integrated with JFML, an open-source library for Fuzzy Logic Systems according to the IEEE Std 1855-2016, to support imprecise experts’ decision making in facing the risk of falling objects. The system advises the worker of the risk level of accidents in real-time employing a smart wristband. The proposed IoT infrastructure has been tested in three different scenarios involving habitual working situations and characterized by different levels of falling objects risk. As assessed by an expert panel, the proposed system shows suitable results.

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Identification of accident scenarios involving scaffolding

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

An investigation into occupational health and safety of scaffolding practices on construction sites in Malaysia

An investigation into occupational health and safety of scaffolding practices on construction sites in Malaysia

Prevention of Falls from Heights in Construction Using an IoT System Based on Fuzzy Markup Language and JFML

An Internet of Things and Fuzzy Markup Language Based Approach to Prevent the Risk of Falling Object Accidents in the Execution Phase of Construction Projects

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