• F Rodrigues, A Coutinho, and C Cardoso.
• Work. 2015 Jan 1; 51 (4): 721-30.

BackgroundThe construction sector has presented positive development regarding the decrease in occupational accident rates in recent years. Regardless, the construction sector stands out systematically from other industries due to its high number of fatalities.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to deeply understand the causality of construction accidents from the early design phase through a model.MethodsThis study reviewed several research papers presenting various analytical models that correlate the contributing factors to occupational accidents in this sector. This study also analysed different construction projects and conducted a survey of design and site supervision teams.ResultsThis paper proposes a model developed from the analysis of existing ones, which correlates the causal factors through all the construction phases.ConclusionsIt was concluded that effective risk prevention can only be achieved by a global correlation of causal factors including not only production ones but also client requirements, financial climate, design team competence, project and risk management, financial capacity, health and safety policy and early planning. Accordingly, a model is proposed.

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