| Document ID (ISN) | 112076 |
| CIS number |
11-0710 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0169-8141 - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Gürcanli G. E., Müngen U. |
| Title |
An occupational safety risk analysis method at construction sites using fuzzy sets |
| Bibliographic information |
2009, Vol.39, p.371-387. Illus. 35 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article proposes a method for assessment of the risks that workers are exposed to at construction sites, using a fuzzy rule-based safety analysis to deal with uncertain and insufficient data. Using this approach, historical accident data, subjective judgements of experts and the current safety level of a construction site can be combined. Based on the detailed analysis of 5239 construction accidents in Turkey and the subjective judgement of safety experts, three parameters were derived, namely the accident likelihood, current safety level and accident severity. These were used as input parameters for the fuzzy rule-based system. The method was then tested on a tunnelling construction site. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hazard evaluation; mathematical models; construction industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Turkey; tunnelling; subjective assessment; reliability; description of technique |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
Construction industry and civil engineering
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