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Interrelationships among Construction Injury Prevention Strategies: A Cross-Impact Analysis
The construction industry consistently accounts for the highest fatality rate of all single-service industries in the US. In an effort to design effective safety programs, several studies have quantified the relative effectiveness of injury prevention strategies (i.e., safety program elements). These studies typically examine the effectiveness of safety program elements (e.g., inspections) in isolation. The objective of this paper is to describe a recent research study that aimed to evaluate the influence that various safety program elements have on the effectiveness of one another. Using the Delphi method, the cross-impacts of fifteen highly-effective safety program elements were quantified by determining the percent increase or decrease in effectiveness that each element has on the others. The results indicate that the most influential injury prevention strategies are employing a site-safety manager, upper management support and commitment, worker participation and involvement, safety and health committees, and a site-specific safety plan. The subsequent analysis can be used to better understand the synergistic effects that exist among various subgroups of elements and to strategically create the most effective safety program when resources are limited.
Interrelationships among Construction Injury Prevention Strategies: A Cross-Impact Analysis
The construction industry consistently accounts for the highest fatality rate of all single-service industries in the US. In an effort to design effective safety programs, several studies have quantified the relative effectiveness of injury prevention strategies (i.e., safety program elements). These studies typically examine the effectiveness of safety program elements (e.g., inspections) in isolation. The objective of this paper is to describe a recent research study that aimed to evaluate the influence that various safety program elements have on the effectiveness of one another. Using the Delphi method, the cross-impacts of fifteen highly-effective safety program elements were quantified by determining the percent increase or decrease in effectiveness that each element has on the others. The results indicate that the most influential injury prevention strategies are employing a site-safety manager, upper management support and commitment, worker participation and involvement, safety and health committees, and a site-specific safety plan. The subsequent analysis can be used to better understand the synergistic effects that exist among various subgroups of elements and to strategically create the most effective safety program when resources are limited.
Interrelationships among Construction Injury Prevention Strategies: A Cross-Impact Analysis
Calhoun, Matthew E. (author) / Hallowell, Matthew R. (author)
Construction Research Congress 2010 ; 2010 ; Banff, Alberta, Canada
Construction Research Congress 2010 ; 1264-1273
2010-05-04
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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