OBJECTIVES This study involved a survey of the facility investment experiences, which was designed to recognize the importance of health and safety problems, and industrial accident prevention. Ultimately, we hope that small scale industries will create effective industrial accident prevention programs and facility investments. METHODS An individual survey of businesses' present physical cond...

Serious trauma and accidental injury are the leading causes of death among people younger than 45 years old in China. Thus, the prevention and control of serious trauma and accidental injury are important for reducing these deaths. The concept is timely but difficult. Here, we review the current state of serious trauma and accidents in China and other countries, focusing on road accidents, and ...

It is underlined the great importance of accidents, as they present with high frequency, account for a large number of deaths and suffering and have deep economic costs. During last years the prevention of accidents has notably reduced, their frequency and negative outcomes. However, remarkable differences exist across the European Union countries. Thus, it should be emphasized the importance o...

Advocates of systems thinking approaches argue that accident prevention strategies should focus on reforming the system rather than on fixing the "broken components." However, little guidance exists on how organizations can translate incident data into prevention strategies that address the systemic causes of accidents. This article describes and evaluates a series of systems thinking preventio...

Due to accident severity and the extent of claim payments commuting accidents are a significant expense factor in the German industry. Therefore the aim of the present study was the identification of risk factors for commuting accidents in a German chemical company. A retrospective analysis of commuting accidents recorded between 1990 and 2003 was conducted in a major chemical company in German...

According to the data from authoritative sources, 1,400 sudden leakage accidents occurred in China during 2006 to 2011 were investigated, in which, 666 accidents were used for statistical characteristic abstracted with no or little damage. The research results were as follows: (1) Time fluctuation: the yearly number of sudden leakage accidents is shown to be decreasing from 2006 to 2010, and a ...

Railway trespassing is a growing problem in both rail and road transport. A high percentage of accidents are result the former. Factors that contribute to range from poor decision-making by trespasser general ignorance traffic rules infrastructure (e.g., lack fences along tracks prevent trespassing). The objective this study was provide systematic review known literature on railway tracks. meth...