Occupational risk index for assessment of risk in construction work by activity
The concern for occupational health and safety in construction work is reflected in the many preventive measures taken. However, examples of the systematic assessment of project alternatives aimed at minimizing occupational hazards are rare. This paper proposes a measure of occupational safety [occu...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/23233 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/23233 https://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000785 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Occupational safety Occupational Health Construction industry--Risk management Construction industry--Security measures Risk management Safety Construction management Assessment Occupational health Design Labor and personnel issues Seguretat en el treball -- Avaluació Indústria de la construcció -- Mesures de seguretat Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Seguretat en la construcció |
| Sumario: | The concern for occupational health and safety in construction work is reflected in the many preventive measures taken. However, examples of the systematic assessment of project alternatives aimed at minimizing occupational hazards are rare. This paper proposes a measure of occupational safety [occupational risk index (ORI)] that is based solely on the project design and resulting construction process, and is a function of the activities carried out and their specific occupational risk (probability and consequences of occurrence). The ORI can thus be used as an indicator to feed multicriteria decision-analysis tools. The proposal is illustrated with a simple example in which two alternatives (one precast and the other constructed in situ) are prioritized in terms of occupational safety, and certain aspects related to redesign are briefly addressed. With the ORI, occupational safety goes from having a passive influence (application to projects that have already been designed) to an active one (influence on the design concept itself) in the design stage of construction projects. The research is based on an analysis of the applicable legislation and interviews with experts. |
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