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On June 21, 2013, Patrick Wilkie, an employee of Triangle Electric, and his two co-workers died in a fiery five-vehicle crash near Stanley while driving to a work site. It is unclear whether the three…MoreCrash Causes
Improved Support Vector Machine Models for Work Zone Crash Injury Severity Prediction and Analysis (Publication)
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Work zones are a high priority issue in the field of road transportation because of their impacts on traffic safety. A better understanding of work zone crashes can help to identify the contributing f…MoreHuman Dynamics in Near-Miss Accidents Resulting from Unsafe Behavior of Construction Workers (Publication)
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Near misses, as a common result of unsafe behavior and/or unsafe conditions, are precursors of accidents in the construction industry. Given the complexity of near misses, seeking regularities in time…MoreIdentifying the Factors Contributing to Injury Severity in Work Zone Rear-End Crashes (Publication)
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Egypt’s National Road Project is a large infrastructure project aiming to upgrade the existing network of 2500 kilometers as well as constructing new roads of 4000 kilometers to meet today’s need.…MoreAn Empirical Analysis on Temporal Stability of Factors in Work Zone Crashes in Florida: A Random Parameters Heterogeneity-in-Means Approach (Publication)
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Work-zone crashes in Florida have increased recently, particularly from 2012 to 2017. This study investigates on the factors leading to work-zone crashes in Florida in two distinct economic time perio…MoreIntegrated and Automated Systems for Safe Construction Sites (Publication)
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Construction leads all industries in total worker fatal injuries in the U.S. Unsafe human behavior is considered a significant contributing factor to occupational incidents in construction. Technologi…MoreA Study on the State of Knowledge of Managers of Construction Sites in the Field of Occupational Safety (Publication)
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The construction site and its elements create circumstances that are conducive to the formation of risks to work safety during the execution of works. Analysis indicates the critical importance of the…MoreComplementary Parametric Probit Regression and Nonparametric Classification Tree Modeling Approaches to Analyze Factors Affecting Severity of Work Zone Weather-Related Crashes (Publication)
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Identifying risk factors for road traffic injuries can be considered one of the main priorities of transportation agencies. More than 12,000 fatal work zone crashes were reported between 2000 and 2013…MoreRisk Factors in Work Zone Safety Events: A Naturalistic Driving Study Analysis (Publication)
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Identification of crash risk factors and enhancing safety at work zones is a major priority for transportation agencies. There is a critical need for collecting comprehensive data related to work zone…MoreFMCSA Says Rate of Truck-Occupant Deaths and Fatal Crashes Continues to Climb (Publication)
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Increasing numbers of large-truck-involved fatal crashes in work zones and a continuing increase in the number of fatalities of large-truck occupants has been a cause of concern for Federal trucking r…MoreThe Impact of Integrating Occupational Safety and Health into the Pre-Construction Phase of Projects: A Literature Review (Publication)
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Construction is a high-risk industry owning to several accidents that take place in construction sites. Fatalities and workplace injuries are a major issue. Construction managers concentrate on profit…MoreThe Sustainability of Health and Safety on Construction Sites in Zamfara State (Publication)
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Construction industry has been attributed to be the growth of Nigerian economic and infrastructural development. Annual reports show that consistent accidents on construction sites in Zamfara State ha…MoreExploring Factors Contributing to Injury Severity at Work Zones Considering Adverse Weather Conditions (Publication)
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Despite recent efforts to improve work zone safety, the frequency and severity of crashes at work zones are still considerably high. The effect of work zones on traffic safety can be exacerbated by ad…MoreAssessment of Stakeholders’ Awareness of the Construction Health and Safety Regulations on Construction Sites in South Africa (Publication)
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In 2009, the Construction Industry Development Board commissioned the study of construction health and safety in South Africa, which revealed that despite the advancement in legislation in the form of…MoreCaltrans Shares Video of Big Rig Tumbling off NorCal Highway After Ignoring Road Signs (Publication)
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A truck hauling cargo overturned and fell off the side of a highway in Mendocino County Thursday after its driver, Christopher Cortez, ignored multiple signs notifying motorists that any vehicle over …MoreAccidents in Construction Sites: A Study on the Causes and Preventive Approaches to Mitigate Accident Rate (Publication)
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Accidents occur at construction sites are due to the faults of either the construction companies or the workers themselves. It is disheartening that the victims suffer injuries, death, loss or damage …MoreFatal Injuries Among Hispanic Workers in the U.S. Construction Industry: Findings from FACE Investigation Reports (Publication)
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Identifying and understanding the characteristics of workplace accidents can provide vital information required to clarify their causes and prevent similar accidents from happening in the future. The …MoreAnalysis of Work-Zone Crashes Using the Ordered Probit Model with Factor Analysis in Egypt (Publication)
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Work-zones, due to their nature, are predisposed to hazardous situations. This is a consequence of conducting construction work within the vicinity of, or near, vehicular traffic. The exposure to dang…MoreDevelopment of BIM-Based Safety Management Model Focusing on Safety Rule Violations (Publication)
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Necessity of construction automation through BIM framework could no longer be set aside if we were to remain relevant and concurrent in the ever-changing, technology-driven construction practices. The…MoreVariety of Accident Causes in Construction Industry (Publication)
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Construction Industry is a high risk industry and widely recognized as one of most hazardous occupation in the world. The statistic of accidents in Malaysia give us a picture that Malaysian constructi…MoreThe Sooner the Better: Drivers’ Reactions to Two-Step Take-Over Requests in Highly Automated Driving (Publication)
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Driving behavior after take-over requests (TORs) is one of the most popular subjects in human factors re-search on highly automated driving. Many studies utilized one-step TOR procedures to prompt dri…MoreLooking Deep into the Eyes: Green Light on TMAs Could be Another Option for DOTs (Publication)
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Truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) has been used as a countermeasure to help improve safety in mobile work zones. However, 139 TMA crashes occurred in Missouri from 2012 to 2017 with distracted driving be…MoreCauses and Effects of Accidents on Construction Site (Publication)
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The purpose of this study is to find out the most possible factor which causes accidents in the construction industry and thus affecting the safety management in the construction firm. It also include…MoreRisk Factors Affecting Crash Injury Severity by Work Zone Area (Publication)
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Work zones include advance warning area, transition area, and activity area. The geometric, traffic control aspects, traffic operations, and driver’s maneuverability differ within each work zone are…MoreDeveloping a Pre-Task Safety Briefing Tool for Kentucky Maintenance Personnel (Publication)
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The dangerous work environment in the construction industry and the inherited high risks associated with its work make it the focus of safety training and regulations. Highway construction and mainten…MoreAmtrak Didn’t Heed Work-Zone Speed Advice Before Fatal Crash (Publication)
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After two track workers were killed five months ago, U.S. safety investigators urged Amtrak to slow its trains when they pass work crews. But Amtrak failed to follow the safety recommendations. …More