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Construction Workers' Occupational Risk of On-Site Travelling Activities  

Yi Kyoo-Jin (한경대학교 안전공학과)
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Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management / v.6, no.3, 2005 , pp. 120-127 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the occurrence of accidents when workers were travelling on construction sites and the differences in risk involved in each occupation. An analysis of 750 fatal accident reports found that in 138 cases, the fatality occurred when the workers were travelling on site. The 138 cases were then divided according to occupation and were then examined to determine how the workers in each occupation had been affected by various hazardous situations. There were significant differences in accident occurrence between the occupations and in the various hazardous situations. The results imply that the cultural aspect of each occupation leads to a substantial difference in the possibility of fatal injuries or death and that such differences in risk should be taken into account when planning the workers' movements on site. The findings of this study aim to help workers to understand the risks entailed when travelling on site and also to assist managers in the planning of workers, movements on construction sites.
Keywords
construction safety; travelling on site; risk; causal factor;
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