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Design and Analysis for Fall Detection System Simplification
Published on: April 6, 2020
Analysis of occupational accidents for safety design
Bianca M Vasconcelos1, Cynthia Jordão de Oliveira Santos1, Alfredo Soeiro2
1Polytechnic School of the University of Pernambuco, Madalena, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Background:
Safety design covers proactive actions as it analyzes accident risks early in the enterprise life cycle, and considers the designer acting on accident prevention as a member of the construction team.
Objective:
This paper proposes an accident investigation to establish links between accident causes and design to support Prevention through Design (PtD) tools.
Methods:
This article analyzed more than a thousand severe and fatal accident cases in the construction sector. A systematic analysis method was structured based on descriptions of accident causes and measures that could be taken to avoid accidents.
Results:
Analyzing the severe and fatal accidents, the safety measures implemented in the project design could avoid at least 23.6% of the events. As a result, the architectural and structural designs were more effective in accident prevention. The reference percentages and the design types that are more effective in preventing accidents are analyzed through a representative sample of the analysis of the accident.
Conclusions:
This research contributes to applying safety guidelines in design projects, directly assisting in project and construction management.
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