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Budayan, C, Dikmen, I and Birgonul, M T (2013) Investigation of drivers and modes of differentiation in Turkish construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(04), 345-64.
Collins, F (2013) 2nd generation concrete construction: carbon footprint accounting. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(04), 330-44.
Hosny, O, Nassar, K and Esmail, Y (2013) Prequalification of Egyptian construction contractors using fuzzy-AHP models. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(04), 381-405.
Lai, A W Y and Lai, W M (2013) Users’ satisfaction survey on building maintenance in public housing. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(04), 420-40.
Lingard, H, Cooke, T and Gharaie, E (2013) The how and why of plant-related fatalities in the Australian construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(04), 365-80.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Australia; construction industry; fatalities; health and safety; incident causation; plant; plant layout; plant safety
- ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2011-0085
- Abstract:
Purpose – Drawing on the findings of coronial investigations, this research aimed to investigate the circumstances and causes of fatal incidents involving plant in the Australian construction industry. The analysis sought to provide greater insight into how and why fatal incidents occur and to inform recommendations for the prevention of fatal incidents involving plant. Design/methodology/approach – Fatal incidents involving plant were identified from the National Coronial Information System. In each case, the decedent was a construction worker and the incident occurred at a construction worksite. A systemic incident causation model developed by Loughborough University informed the identification of originating influences, shaping factors and immediate circumstances in each incident. Findings – Most of the incidents involved excavators, trucks and cranes, and different classifications of plant were associated with different types of incident. The most common incident types involved people being run over by moving plant or struck by a moving object. Site layout and unsafe actions were the most commonly identified immediate circumstances. Shaping factors included site constraints and the design of plant, particularly visibility issues relating to “blind spots”. Originating influences included the design of the permanent work and construction process. Research limitations/implications – The research highlights the usefulness of systemic incident causation models, such as the “Loughborough Model”, in the analysis of the causes of fatal incidents involving plant in the construction industry. Practical implications – The results indicate that plant-related fatalities occur as a result of a complex interplay of different causes, some of which are “upstream” of the construction work. The use of innovative new site planning methods and active monitoring technologies to reduce the risk of collisions between people and plant should be considered. Originality/value – The analysis provides a more detailed qualitative analysis of the causes of fatal incidents involving excavators than would be possible using national compensation data, which restricts analysis to a classification of the mechanism and agency of injury.
Wibowo, A and Alfen, H W (2013) Fine-tuning the value and cost of capital of risky PPP infrastructure projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(04), 406-19.