Identifying Factors that Contribute to Severity of Construction Injuries using Logistic Regression Model

Abstract

Majority of research in occupational safety and health area lean towards describing accidents with the aid of surveys and descriptive statistics, instead of using inferential statistical techniques. Therefore, an extensive archival study was performed in cooperation with Social Security Institute of Turkey, which included examination and reorganization of more than 2000 accident report forms to create a categorically identified data set, incorporating "Injury Severity Score" concept, followed by various statistical analysis techniques (univariate frequency, cross tabulation and binary logistic regression). As a result, a model was developed to identify the factors that contribute to severity. The findings of the analyses showed that four of the independent variables (work experience, accident type, unsafe condition and unsafe act) have statistically significant influence on workplace injury severity.

Evaluation of Occupational Safety in Restoration Projects of Historic Buildings: Risk Analysis with Selected Projects

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“…should be taken against situations such as some parts of the restored building breaking off, breaking, and falling over. That the area around the repaired area should be covered with a railing and a net should be drawn between the railing also suggested that the areas where work is carried out should be covered with railings and a net or wire mesh should be drawn between the railings [25].…”

“…Although the restoration of historical buildings is considered in the category of construction works, it is among the practices that should be handled separately in terms of occupational safety due to its specificity [1,25]. For this reason, occupational health and safety measures taken in the restoration of historical buildings should not be limited to the measures taken in construction works.…”

Covid-19 Pandemic: Risk Assessment and the Lack of Basic Preventive Measures After Three Months of Re-Opening

“…Kış aylarında meydana gelen iş kazalarında kazazedenin genel iş deneyimi arttıkça kaza şiddetinin azaldığı bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu bulgunun literatürdeki bazı araştırmacılar (Akboğa ve Baradan, 2019;Dumrak vd., 2013) tarafından mevsimsel ayrım yapılmaksızın iş kaza şiddeti ve çalışan deneyimi arasındaki ilişkinin araştırıldığı çalışmalar ile uyum içinde olduğu görülmüştür.…”

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“…The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries in the world because of its diverse and complex nature [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Moreover, the construction industry ranks higher in fatal occupational injuries than any other sector due to the nature of work [8][9][10][11][12]. So, it mandates that the activities of construction industry have to be studied and further analyzed for reducing accident rates.…”