Citation

Leclercq S, Morel G, Chauvin C, Claudon L. Ergonomics 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00140139.2020.1817570

PMID

32875952

Abstract

Slips, trips and other movement disturbances account for 20 to 30% of recorded occupational accidents (OAs). The causal representations of these accidents hamper their prevention. An analysis method dedicated to occupational accidents with movement disturbance (OAMDs) has been developed to change these representations. In France, the causal tree method (CTM) is very commonly used for analyzing OAs. An initial version of an OAMD analysis method, which overcomes the problems encountered when analyzing these accidents using the CTM, has been developed. This OAMD analysis method was reviewed by six targeted prevention officers and as a result some proposals have been discarded and this initial version has been transformed into three additional CTM modules. The purpose of these modules is to identify human and organizational factors and provide a formal representation of damage caused, beyond bodily injuries.Practitioner summary: A method for analyzing occupational accidents triggered by a slip, a trip or any other movement disturbance has been developed in consideration of the practices and constraints in companies. In particular, this method allows us to highlight the human and organizational factors involved in the accident situation.

Language: en

Keywords

safety at work; “slips; accident with movement disturbance; analysis method; anthropocentric approach; trips and falls”