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Hands-on Tools to Prevent Human Errors in Highway Construction

고속도로 건설현장의 인적오류 예방을 위한 실무자용 도구 개발

  • Kim, Jung-Yong (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Yoon, Sang-Young (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Jin (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 김정룡 (한양대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 윤상영 (한양대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 조영진 (한양대학교 산업경영공학과)
  • Received : 2011.01.31
  • Accepted : 2011.02.09
  • Published : 2011.02.28
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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to reclassify human errors and to develop hands-on tools to apply the new classification for preventing human error accidents in highway construction site. Background: The main cause of accidents in highway construction was reported as the carelessness of workers. However, such diagnosis could not help us operationally prevent accidents in real workplace. Method: The accidents in highway construction were reanalyzed and the causes of human error were reclassified in order to educate and improve the awareness of human error in highway construction. Field survey and interview with safety managers and workers were conducted to find the causal relationship between the actual accidents and the human errors. Results: The most frequently observed human errors in highway construction were classified into six categories such as mis-perception, distraction, memory fail, slip, cognition error and mis-judgment. In order to provide hands-on tools to increase the awareness of human error in construction field, the human error checklist and card sorting diary were developed. Especially, the card sorting diary was designed to increase the ability in human error inspection of safety manager at construction site. Moreover, posters were developed based on actual accident cases. Conclusion: We suggested that the improved awareness and analytical report on checklist, card sorting diary and posters for construction field could collectively prevent the accident. Application: The classification of human error, hands-on tools and posters can be directly applicable on highway construction site. This analytical and collective approach preventing human error-related accident could be extended to other construction workplaces.

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