Risk Profiling from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) Accidents' Databases: A Case Study in Construction Sites.

ABSTRACT: The number of accidents and victims in the construction sector has not decreased significantly despite the increasingly stricter laws and regulations. The analysis of accidents, as well as their root causes and determinants can certainly contribute to the development of more effective preventive interventions. The present study proposes a methodology for the analysis and synthesis of data provided by accidents statistics with the goal of defining specific risk profiles based on the accidents determinants, their variables, and how they interact with one another in influencing the occurrence of an accident. For this purpose, a procedure capable of extracting this type of information from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) database was developed. In particular, data processin

SUBMITTER: Lombardi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6926752 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature