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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2020.35.3.16

Risk Management for Preventing Workers' Deaths in Construction Machinery Work  

Yang, Seungsoo (Department of Civil, Safety and Environmental Engineering. Hankyong National University)
Paik, Shinwon (Department of Social Safety Engineering. Hankyong National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.35, no.3, 2020 , pp. 16-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
The use of construction machinery has been increasing every year due to the large scale, high-rise and lack of workers in construction work. On the other hand, deaths are on the rise every year due to inadequate risk management for construction machinery work. In addition, the number of deaths caused by the lack of signals or insufficient signals during construction machinery work is increasing rapidly, and it is deemed necessary to analyze the actual conditions and take countermeasures. Therefore this study has developed the Strength Risk Index (SRI) based on the Frequency Risk Index (FRI) and the 5W1H by analyzing in-depth deaths caused by construction machinery over the past five years. The risk index (RI) was assessed using the frequency and strength risk index derived to determine whether it is acceptable (acceptable risk < 0.25 ≦ unacceptable risk) and the risk assessment method for reducing risk was proposed by applying 3E (Engineering, Education, Enforcement) measures for each level of risk for unacceptable risk. It also proposed measures to improve the system, such as requirements for signal numbers, mandatory placement standards, and mandatory installation of side and rear monitoring cameras, as measures for accidents caused by failure to deploy signals or insufficient signals, which account for the highest proportion of deaths among construction machinery operators and workers.
Keywords
construction machinery; risk assessment; risk index; 3E(Engineering, Education, Enforcement) safety measures;
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