Citation

Love PED, Goh YM, Smallwood J. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2012; 48: 97-99.

Affiliation

Curtin University, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.002

PMID

22664672

Abstract

Accident prevention, over the last twenty years in construction and engineering, has improved (i.e. less deaths and accidents during construction). Construction and engineering researchers have tended to assume a linear approach to accident analysis, which has hindered the development of appropriate prevention techniques. To understand the mechanisms that contribute to accidents one should look at the project activities from a systems perspective. Such a perspective provides a fundamental shift in thinking and encourages safety issues to be visualized in a holistic manner. By adopting a systems perspective the interdependence and links amongst different components of a project system can be explored.

Language: en