| Document ID (ISN) | 110781 |
| CIS number |
10-0313 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0925-7535 - Safety Science |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Manu P. |
| Title |
An approach for determining the extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2010, Vol.48, No.6, p.687-692. 41 ref. |
| Abstract |
In the pursuit of occupational safety and health (OSH) improvement within the United Kingdom construction industry, several studies have been conducted to identify accident causal factors to enable the development of accident prevention measures. A critique of OSH literature also demonstrates that construction project features (CPFs) such as the nature of project, method of construction, site restriction, project duration, procurement system, design complexity, level of construction and subcontracting contribute to accident causation and that their contribution is through the introduction of proximal accident causal factors into the construction process. However, the extent of this contribution by these CPFs remains sparingly known and requires further investigation. This study puts forth an approach for determining the extent to which CPFs contribute to accident causation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
construction industry; causes of accidents; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
United Kingdom; hazard evaluation; analysis of accident causes; restricted areas; subcontractors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Risk evaluation
|
