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- Johansson, Jan, 1949-, et al.
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Occupational safety in the construction industry
- 2019
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Ingår i: Work. - : IOS Press. - 1051-9815 .- 1875-9270. ; 64:1, s. 21-32
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUNDThe paper is a research review focusing on occupational safety in the construction industry.OBJECTIVEThe purpose is to present research that highlights the areas of occupational safety and risks and to identify areas where research is lacking.METHODS326 articles from scientific journals, mainly covering the construction industry in Europe, Canada, USA, Australia and Japan have been studied. The findings are presented under 11 categories: accident statistics; individual factors; legislation and regulations; ethical considerations; risk management; leadership, management, organization; competence; safety design; cost-benefit calculations; programs and models; and technical solutions.RESULTSThe research is dominated by initiatives from researchers and government authorities, while the construction industry only appears as the object for the research. There is a scarcity of research on integrated systems encompassing subcontractors, as well as a lack of research with sociological perspectives on accidents. Furthermore, only a few studies have applied a gender perspective on safety in construction, i.e. there is a need of further research in this particular area.CONCLUSIONSA range of initiatives have been taken to increase safety in the construction industry and the initiatives are mainly reported to be successful. There are some cultural differences, but basically researchers present similar results regardless of country.
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- Lagerström, Gunnar, et al.
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Development of an online course “Work and Technology on Human Terms”
- 2017
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Ingår i: NORDIC ERGONOMICS SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017, Aug 20-23, Lund, Sweden. - 9789177531524
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Prevent has collaborated with five Swedish universities of technology to produce an online course in human factors engineering, ergonomics, work science and related subjects. The online course could serve as a pedagogic tool to attract more students to the subject, not only in engineering university programs, but also in economics and human relations programs. In addition to these primary target groups, profes- sionals with an equivalent university education can study the course. The online course is free of charge and in English comprising 14 chapters as well as four work- place cases. It is available in August 2017 at www.onhumanterms.org. The user is free to start and finish the online course independently of others and comprises to- tally approximately 20 hours of study. The user will get a certificate after finishing the complete course including self-correcting knowledge tests.
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