Risk factors and emerging technologies for preventing falls from heights at construction sites
Falls at construction sites account for approximately 50% of all accidents reported in the US
annually, making them the leading cause of injuries and fatalities. Although there have been …
annually, making them the leading cause of injuries and fatalities. Although there have been …
Assessing of causes of accidents based on a novel integrated interval-valued Fermatean fuzzy methodology: towards a sustainable construction site
The statistics pertaining to accidents occurring at construction sites underscore the pressing
requirement for a substantial and timely reevaluation of safety measures within the …
requirement for a substantial and timely reevaluation of safety measures within the …
Automatic identification of causal factors from fall-related accident investigation reports using machine learning and ensemble learning approaches
To enhance the performance of learning from past fall-related accidents, this study
developed an innovative framework for automatically extracting every individual causal …
developed an innovative framework for automatically extracting every individual causal …
[HTML][HTML] The effects of COVID-19 on safety practices in construction projects
AS Almohassen, MS Alkhaldi, ME Shaawat - Ain Shams engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was recognized as a worldwide epidemic
and classed as a high risk in early 2020, affecting people's health, economies, and business …
and classed as a high risk in early 2020, affecting people's health, economies, and business …
[HTML][HTML] Data mining of the essential causes of different types of fatal construction accidents
Accident analysis is used to discover the causes of workplace injuries and devise methods
for preventing them in the future. There has been little discussion in the previous studies of …
for preventing them in the future. There has been little discussion in the previous studies of …
[HTML][HTML] A Review on Construction Safety: Hazards, Mitigation Strategies, and Impacted Sectors
Hazard identification is a fundamental step in safety management that has the potential to
reduce the number and severity of occupational injuries on construction sites. Researchers …
reduce the number and severity of occupational injuries on construction sites. Researchers …
Human reliability assessment on building construction work at height: The case of scaffolding work
X Li, Y Guo, F Ge, F Yang - Safety science, 2023 - Elsevier
The hybrid approach of CREAM (cognitive reliability and error analysis method), fuzzy
theory and Bayesian network (BN) was constructed to analyze the reliability of scaffolding …
theory and Bayesian network (BN) was constructed to analyze the reliability of scaffolding …
[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive factor analysis and risk quantification study of fall from height accidents
J long Peng, X Liu, C Peng, Y Shao - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Working at heights poses frequent and significant risks, demanding scientific approaches for
investigating fall-from-height (FFH) incidents and proposing preventive measures to …
investigating fall-from-height (FFH) incidents and proposing preventive measures to …
Construction of a base ontology to represent accident expertise knowledge
S Sonfack Sounchio, B Kamsu-Foguem… - Cognition, Technology & …, 2023 - Springer
Expertise is an activity carried out by experts that contributes to societal progress, as it helps
to elucidate unknown situations. For example, accident expertise eases accident …
to elucidate unknown situations. For example, accident expertise eases accident …
[HTML][HTML] Determining the reliability of critical controls in construction projects
Across the global construction industry, fatalities continue to occur from high-risk activities,
where the risk controls have been defined; however, these were unreliable. In the mining …
where the risk controls have been defined; however, these were unreliable. In the mining …