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INTRODUCTION
It is widely agreed that highway work zones pose significant threats to road users because driving conditions in work zones are quite different from the normal ones, particularly when tr…MoreCrash Causes
Transportation Construction Workers Need Protection, ARTBA Reminds Safety Summit (Publication)
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At U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Summit on Pedestrian Safety, ARTBA Senior Vice President of Safety and Education Brad Sant told the attendees that federal officials should address tran…MoreConcerns Grow Over Highway Work Zone Safety (Publication)
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According to a new survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Texas-based software firm Heavy Construction Systems Specialist, two-thirds of the 200 highway construction fir…MoreCauses and Effects of Accident at Construction Site: A Study for the Construction Industry in Bangladesh (Publication)
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Accident at construction site has shaped a horrific figure of death for every year in Bangladesh. This study aims to identify and rank the causes and effects of accident at construction projects in Ba…MoreVirtual National Stand Down to Prevent Struck by Injuries – Q&A Panel (Training)
Struck-by incidents are a leading cause of injuries and fatalities in the construction industry. In an effort to combat this, the NORA Construction Sector Council has undertaken a number of initiative… More
Pro-active Warning System for the Crossroads at Construction sites Based on Computer Vision (Publication)
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To improve insufficient management by artificial management, especially for traffic accidents that occur at crossroads, this paper develops a pro-active warning system for crossroads at construction s…MoreAlarming Trench Survey Highlights Risks for Workers and Employers (Publication)
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After trench-related deaths tripled between 2011 and 2016, OSHA instituted a National Emphasis Program to reduce the number of trench fatalities in construction. The CPWR – The Center for Constructi…MoreExamination of Causes and Effects of Accident on Construction Sites: (Case Study of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria) (Publication)
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The construction industry is assumed to be the most risky and hazardous of all industries due to the frequent high rates of accidents, ill-health and safety risks involving on construction sites. This…MoreWork Zone Safety Performance on Illinois State Routes (Publication)
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The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) faces challenges in understanding the causes of increased work zone crashes. Although direct safety metrics of work zone (WZ) crashes are useful, they …MoreDiscussion of Active Safety Countermeasures of Motorway Work Zone (Publication)
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A series of comparison analyses of work zone configurations, traffic organizations and work management among China and oversea countries are carried out. Taking into consideration of human, vehicles, …MoreInvestigating 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 which presently aims to upgrade 2500 kilometers of road networks as well as construct 4000 kilometers of new roads to meet today's need.…MoreInjury Severity Analysis of Nighttime Work Zone Crashes (Publication)
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Egypt's National Road Project is a large infrastructure project aiming to upgrade 2500 kilometers in the road network as well as constructing 4000 kilometers of new roads to meet today's need. The roa…MoreScottsdale Man Records Unmaintained ADOT Freeway Signs After Being Struck by One (Publication)
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Scottsdale resident Jerry Savage and his wife were on their way back home from their anniversary trip when their new BMW was hit by a construction sign that came towards them after a large limo bus ah…MoreOdds of Work Zone Crash Occurrence and Getting Involved in Advance Warning, Transition, and Activity Areas by Injury Severity (Publication)
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Work zone area types include advance warning area, transition area, and activity area. The geometric conditions, traffic control aspects, traffic operations, and driver's maneuverability differ within…MoreMost North Dakota Worker Deaths Happen on the Road, but the Feds Typically Don’t Investigate Them (Publication)
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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…MoreImproved 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…More