Risk assessment of maintenance operations: the analysis of performing task and accident mechanism

Maintenance operations cover a great number of occupations. Most small and medium-sized enterprises lack the appropriate information to conduct risk assessments of maintenance operations. The objective of this research is to provide a method based on the concepts of task and accident mechanisms for...

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Published in:International journal of injury control and safety promotion 2015-07, Vol.22 (3), p.267-277
Main Authors: Carrillo-Castrillo, Jesús A., Rubio-Romero, Juan Carlos, Guadix, Jose, Onieva, Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accident analysis
accident mechanisms
Accident Prevention
Accidents, Occupational - prevention & control
Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data
Adult
Female
Humans
Industry - statistics & numerical data
Maintenance
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Health - standards
occupational safety
Risk Assessment
Spain
Task Performance and Analysis
Wounds and Injuries - diagnosis
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Maintenance operations cover a great number of occupations. Most small and medium-sized enterprises lack the appropriate information to conduct risk assessments of maintenance operations. The objective of this research is to provide a method based on the concepts of task and accident mechanisms for an initial risk assessment by taking into consideration the prevalence and severity of the maintenance accidents reported. Data were gathered from 11,190 reported accidents in maintenance operations in the manufacturing sector of Andalusia from 2003 to 2012. By using a semi-quantitative methodology, likelihood and severity were evaluated based on the actual distribution of accident mechanisms in each of the tasks. Accident mechanisms and tasks were identified by using those variables included in the European Statistics of Accidents at Work methodology. As main results, the estimated risk of the most frequent accident mechanisms identified for each of the analysed tasks is low and the only accident mechanisms with medium risk are accidents when lifting or pushing with physical stress on the musculoskeletal system in tasks involving carrying, and impacts against objects after slipping or stumbling for tasks involving movements. The prioritisation of public preventive actions for the accident mechanisms with a higher estimated risk is highly recommended.
ISSN:1745-7300
1745-7319
DOI:10.1080/17457300.2014.939196