| Document ID (ISN) | 111484 |
| CIS number |
11-0123 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
ND 2322-218-10
|
| Author(s) |
Tissot C. |
| Title |
Analysis of construction industry accidents recorded in EPICEA |
| Original title |
Analyse des accidents du BTP répertoriés dans EPICEA [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2010, No.218, p.17-34. Illus. 17 ref. |
| Internet access |
ND 2322-218-10.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The construction industry is the most hazardous activity of all sectors covered by the French general social security system. This article discusses the use of the EPICEA occupational accident database to expand knowledge concerning the occurrence of these accidents and their victims, and to develop leads for their prevention. EPICEA lists 4385 construction industry accidents having occurred between 1991 and 2008, of which 73% occurred in building and 23% in civil engineering. Findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; analysis of accident causes; construction industry; computerized data bases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
construction sites; earthmoving equipment; small enterprises; accident investigation; age-linked differences; sex-linked differences; fatalities; falls from heights; social aspects |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Accident research
|
