Σχεδιασμός και ανάλυση μεθόδου διερεύνησης παραγόντων και της αλληλεπίδρασής τους στην πρόκληση των εργατικών ατυχημάτων

Abstract

This thesis concerns the identification of accident causation factors and their interrelationships with the design and analysis of a structured accident investigation method. The main contribution of the research reported is the development of an evaluation framework of accident investigation methods in terms of their alignment with accident causation models, the design of an investigation method based on the evaluation results and covering the descriptive, revealing, qualitative, quantitative and legal requirements of the investigation and the quantification of the relation between accident causation factors aiming at a more precise structural equation model explaining the occupational accident causation phenomenon. Preliminary research on various samples of accidents identified accident causation factors confirming the current research on immediate and underlying factors without taking into account the whole context of accident causation. The proposed method takes into account four areas: workplace, human, management and legal factors. The method process breaks down the four areas into simpler components with the aid of classification schemes aimed at an integrated accident reconstruction. Results from the application of the proposed method can reveal patterns of associations between factors such as work design and training as well as between provision of unsafe equipment and employee involvement which form the basis to understand complex accident causation mechanisms.