Preliminary Human Safety Assessment (PHSA) for the Improvement of the Behavioral Aspects of Safety Climate in the Construction Industry

Fargnoli, Mario; Lombardi, Mara

doi:10.3390/buildings9030069

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“…For example, Ghasemi et al [59] used SHERPA to identify human error types in control units of the petrochemical industry, while Harris et al [51] used this tool to analyze aircraft pilots, and suggested that that error types such as "actions" and "checks" are particularly suited to the analysis of these work tasks. Other examples of the SHERPA application can be found in the analysis of heavy machinery operators in the construction sector [34], as well as in the analysis of the task of administering drugs to hospital patients [35]. Other studies have focused on extensions of the SHERPA method [53].…”

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“…In fact, further studies on behavioral factors in pesticide use, including risk perception, are of major importance for effective risk management [32]. To address these issues, a human-centered approach is needed with the aim of investigating the different phases that characterize the work activities [33,34]. As argued by several authors in different fields, human error analysis can allow a better understanding of how human interaction with work tasks might lead to accidents and incidents [35][36][37], since normative approaches do not properly consider the characteristics of the work processes [38].…”

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Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

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The use of pesticides in agriculture is a significant problem at a global level, not only from an environmental perspective but also from the farmers’ health and safety point of view. In the literature, several studies have discussed the safe behavior and risk perception of farmers. However, human errors when dealing with pesticides and the related work equipment are rarely considered. To reduce this research gap, a study of the human safety errors in pesticide use based on hierarchical task analysis is proposed. In particular, such a bottom-up approach was applied to vineyard cultivation and considered all the activities that operators carry out when using pesticides. The results of this study showed that most of the identified human errors were action errors, i.e., potential failures of the operator in completing the activity successfully. In addition, retrieval and checking errors resulted in being rather common. These outputs shed light on the gap between the information received and the practical need for operators to reduce their failure to perform specific activities. Therefore, while the present study augments current knowledge on the safe use of pesticides, further research is needed to address human errors in agricultural activities, thus extending these results to a larger sample size as well as to other cultivation types.

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Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

2019

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“…This accomplishes the research clues by Cividino et al [36], who pointed out the low perception and awareness of safety issue by the workers in the agricultural sector. Accordingly, as demonstrated also in other fields [45], [46], safety perception and climate in small working contexts need to be augmented, in order to reduce the number of accidents.…”

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Use of Sherpa for the Prevention of Human Errors Among Agricultural Machinery Users

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WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Despite the ever stricter safety regulations and standards, the number of accidents in the agricultural sector is still relevant. The reports on occupational accidents in this sector highlight that most serious and fatal accidents are related to both the use of machinery that are not in conformity with safety protection requisites, and their misuse. The present study aims to investigate the latter aspect, focusing on the analysis of human error by means of the Systematic Human Error Reduction and Prediction Approach (SHERPA) method. In particular, we analyse the operators' behaviour and risk perception while performing agricultural activities with pedestrian controlled self-propelled machines. Results achieved show the lack of safety awareness, especially among self-employed and part-time agricultural workers, fostering the need for a more consistent effort to improve information and communication on safety issues among farmers.

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“…BBS is deemed to be an effective approach to further prevent oil industry accidents. BBS has been successfully applied in a wide range of areas such as health care and hospitals [17,18], transportation [19][20][21], manufacturing [22], and construction [23][24][25]. These successful applications illustrated the effectiveness of the BBS approach for identifying potentially risky or unsafe behaviors [26].…”

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A Safety Performance Assessment Framework for the Petroleum Industry’s Sustainable Development Based on FAHP-FCE and Human Factors

2019

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Sustainability is a key factor in petroleum industry development, determining whether an enterprise has the ability to maintain high-quality safety management in the long term. In order to reduce occupational injuries and accidents, and to improve safety in the petroleum industry, this study proposes a hybrid approach based on the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP), human factors, and the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) method in order to assess safety performance in a petroleum enterprise. This paper is comprised of four stages. In the first stage, a model is constructed for assessing the safety of the petroleum industry based on a literature review. In the second stage, we use the FAHP to determine the weights of five factors and 19 sub-factors. In the third stage, employees are the subjects of a questionnaire on the safety performance of the petroleum enterprise. According to the analysis of the assessment results, we focus on improving employees’ safety behaviors and mental health. A second round of questionnaires is distributed to the employees, and a second set of assessment results obtained. Finally, the results of the two evaluations are compared, and the effectiveness of the combination of FAHP, human factors, and FCE is verified.

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Preliminary Human Safety Assessment (PHSA) for the Improvement of the Behavioral Aspects of Safety Climate in the Construction Industry

Cited by 39 publications

References 79 publications

Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

Use of Sherpa for the Prevention of Human Errors Among Agricultural Machinery Users

A Safety Performance Assessment Framework for the Petroleum Industry’s Sustainable Development Based on FAHP-FCE and Human Factors

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