Journal
JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT-ASCE
Volume 129, Issue 4, Pages 431-436Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:4(431)
Keywords
accident prediction; safety factors; construction site accidents; trenching
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This paper presents a predictive tool that uses safety factors to estimate accident risk for processes commonly employed on construction sites. The tool is demonstrated in the context of the utility-trenching process. Based on expert surveys, preplanning, supervision, and training are identified as critical safety factors needed to predict accident risk when evaluating safety performance related to trenching operations. Preplanning has a greater impact on excavation tasks than supervision and training, while conversely, supervision and training are more important during the pipe installation phase of trenching operations.
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