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How can we prevent construction accidents? Outcomes from a stakeholder consultation: societal and industry-wide influences
conference contribution
posted on 2010-04-29, 10:49 authored by Charlotte L. Brace, Alistair Gibb, Martyn Pendlebury, Phil BustThis paper presents some of the findings from a time-limited, independent
research project that reviewed evidence about underlying causes of construction
accidents and levers within and beyond health & safety systems to make further
improvements. The triangulated method incorporated national and international
expert consultations with a total of 72 participants from across the industry,
plus a literature review. An initial ‘sounding out’ exercise was also undertaken
to gather feedback on the practical strategies developed during the consultation
process. Perspectives on the underlying causes identified: broader societal and
industry-wide influences (macro); project and process factors (mezzo); and
worker/supervisor/workplace causes (micro). A number of improvement
strategies were suggested, some of which have been summarised in this paper.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
BRACE, C. ... et al, 2010. How can we prevent construction accidents? Outcomes from a stakeholder consultation: societal and industry-wide influences. IN: Anderson, M. (ed.). Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2010: Proceedings of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors Annual Conference, Keele, April 2010. London : Taylor & Francis, pp. 107-115.Publisher
© Taylor & FrancisVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2010Notes
This is a conference paper. It was accepted for publication in Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2010 [© Taylor & Francis]: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415584463/ISBN
9780415584463Publisher version
Language
- en