TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - What causes accidents?
JO  - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering
A1  - Gibb, Alistair G. F.
A1  - Haslam, Roger
A1  - Gyi, Diane E.
A1  - Hide, Sophie
A1  - Duff, Roy
SP  - 45
EP  - 60
VL  - 159
IS  - 6
N2  - This paper describes aspects of the findings of a three-year research project, Construction Accident Causality, funded by the UK Health and Safety Executive. The project developed a causality model, through a combination of focus groups and detailed study of 100 construction accidents, using an ergonomics systems approach, to identify where safety is compromised and why. It concludes that stakeholders responsible for the immediate accident circumstances, shaping factors and originating influences must all work hard to remove flaws in their safety systems to ensure that accidents are reduced.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0965-089X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/cien.2006.159.6.46
ID  - ref1
ER  -