Analyses of Heavy Construction Equipment Accidents and Safety Prevention

The Most Effective Safety Codes on Occupational Accidents Prevention in Construction Sites

Background: Rapid pace of the construction projects have led to safety negligence on the part of the contractors causing higher numbers of accidents in construction industry. Thus, over 2200 legal provisions have been established for the prevention of accidents on construction sites. Not only contractors are unable to implement all provisions, but also it is hard for regulatory bodies to implem...

Developments in Heavy Construction Equipment

H IST O R Y O F D E V E L O PM E N T An opportunity to discuss the development of any product must include a bit of history so that having observed where we have been one may have a clearer perspective of where we are and may be going. This discussion will try to capture all of these facets. Construction projects of one type or another date back to times before recorded history. M an’s hands we...

Safety measures for prevention of PCB accidents.

This paper attempts to clarify the most common measures available for the fire and electrical engineer in the prevention of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) hazards. It points out the risks and the potential for making large risks involved in the use of transformers and capacitors more manageable. The focus in solving the PCB problem is on priority. This should be reflected in the agenda of the w...

Knowledge Based System for the Evaluation of Safety and the Prevention of Railway Accidents

This paper describes a contribution to improving the usual safety analysis methods used in the certification of railway transport systems. The methodology is based on the complementary and simultaneous use of knowledge acquisition and machine learning. The purpose is contributed to the generation of new accident scenarios that could help experts to conclude on the safe character of a new rail t...

Playground equipment and accidents.