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Evaluating near midair collision reporting systems using aircraft surveillance data: A case study at a university airport Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Luigi Raphael I. Dy, John H. Mott
Introduction: A near midair collision (NMAC) is defined by the Federal Aviation Administration as an event in which the crew of an aircraft perceives a situation that could lead to a midair collision or an event in which the separation between two aircraft is less than 500 feet (Federal Aviation Administration, 2018). NMAC reports collected by safety reporting systems have long been used to study and
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A mixed-methods examination of fixed-object crashes among electric utility company fleet vehicles Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Renée M. St. Louis, David W. Eby, Jennifer S. Zakrajsek, Nicole Zanier, Lisa J. Molnar, John Shober
One of the most common and serious types of crashes among all motor-vehicle users involves collisions with fixed objects. This type of crash occurs frequently among utility vehicle workers while driving for work. The overarching objective of this research was to improve the safety of electric utility company vehicle operators by determining the circumstances under which utility vehicles are involved
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Making zero work for construction safety in a post-zero world Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Fred Sherratt, Dylan Harch, Ayleen Perez
The use of zero within construction safety continues, despite a lack of supporting empirical evidence of success. Whether used as a target, a vision, or a journey, zero has its supporters and its critics, and remains popular among construction companies across the world. A critical discussion sets out a number of theoretical considerations of zero, supplemented by statistical analysis of the U.S. SIF
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Identifying the psychological correlates of parents’ intentions to enroll their children in learn-to-swim lessons for the first time Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Kyra Hamilton, Jacob J. Keech, Daniel John Phipps, Amy E. Peden, Martin S. Hagger
While enrollment in swimming lessons is associated with lower drowning risk in children, many parents do not enroll their children in formal lessons. To understand these decisions, the current research investigated the social cognition factors that drive parents’ intentions to enroll their children for the first time. Using a mixed methods design, beliefs about enrolling one’s child in swimming lessons
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The difference in physical and mental fatigue development between novice young adult and experienced middle-aged adult drivers during simulated automated driving Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Yourui Tong, Bochen Jia, Shan Bao, Changxu Wu, Nitya Sethuraman
Novice young adult drivers are at higher risk of being involved in an accident. Many studies have studied young adult drivers’ risk-taking behaviors under manual driving conditions. However, limited studies have examined novice young adult drivers’ fatigue during driving. Such issues could be more prominent in automated driving conditions. Studying novice young adult driver fatigue development under
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Traffic collisions and micromobility: A comparison between personal mobility devices and bicycles based on police reports Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Marianne Guesneau, Oscar Cherta-Ballester, Lydiane Agier, Pierre-Jean Arnoux, Wei Wei, Céline Vernet, Valentin Honoré, Nicolas Bailly
The recent increase in the use of bicycles and personal mobility devices (PMDs), including mostly E-scooters, is associated with a rapid rise in injuries. Understanding the main crash scenarios leading to these injuries is essential to evaluate and improve preventive and protective measures, especially for PMDs, which are often equated with bicycles. The objective of this study is to identify and compare
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Public perceptions of reportable safety events and risks in United States primary care Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Frances Hardin-Fanning, Said Abusalem, Paul Clark
Patients may not feel responsible for reporting safety events, and social norms may prevent patients from questioning health care providers’ judgment. There is a paucity of research regarding public awareness of reportable safety events/risks. Educating the public about reporting is paramount in error prevention. Because more than 70% of errors (e.g., errors in diagnosis, communication errors, unsafe
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The role of human errors and violations in pedestrian-related crashes: Harnessing a unique database and accounting for heterogeneity Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Numan Ahmad, Asad J. Khattak
Human factors are often major contributors to pedestrian crashes. However, police-reported pedestrian-involved crash data often have gaps in crash details. Overcoming this limitation, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Data Tool (PBCAT) provides a more comprehensive high-quality database capturing the sequence of events. In addition to human and roadway environmental factors, there could be unobserved
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Unveiling workplace safety and health empowerment: Unraveling the key elements influencing occupational injuries Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Mohammed Said Obeidat, Hala Qasim Dweiri, Hazem Jamil Smadi
Millions of workers globally experience work-related injuries, leading to fatalities, injuries, job loss, and wider societal implications. This study utilizes both the U.S. database and the General Social Survey (GSS) to delve into the factors linked to occupational injuries. In this study, 30 questions from the GSS between 2002 and 2014 were used. The sample included 5,914 workers from various sectors
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The causal impact of a business cycle shock on road crashes and its determinants – A synthetic control group analysis Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Leon Straßgütl, Georg Hirte
Research suggests that recessions correlate with reductions in crash counts. However, knowledge is still scarce regarding the causality of this association, and the mechanisms through which economic shocks affect crash numbers are not well understood. We address these research gaps by applying an econometric methodology that has so far not been used for these research questions. We use a quasi-natural
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Assessing the relationship between driving skill, driving stress, and driving behavior Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Liu Yang, Jiahan Cheng, Ziyang Wang, Xiaomeng Li
Driving skill, driving stress, and driving behavior have an effect on road traffic safety. Most previous studies have investigated the effect of driving skill or driving stress on driving behavior separately. However, the relationship and effect mechanism between driving skill, driving stress, and driving behavior have been neglected. 1207 licensed drivers completed a valid questionnaire, which consisted
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COVID-19 and speeding: Results of population-based survey of ontario drivers Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Evelyn Vingilis, Jane Seeley, Christine M. Wickens, Brian Jonah, Jennifer Johnson, Mark J. Rapoport, Doug Beirness, Paul Boase
During COVID-19, increased speeding was observed in many jurisdictions. Yet, evidence is limited on what factors predicted increased speeding during the pandemic. This study’s purpose was to examine speeding, and person and situation factors associated with increased speeding since the start of the pandemic. An online panel survey sampled 1,595 drivers using sex, age, and region quota sampling and
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Vehicle-Pedestrian near miss analysis at signalized mid-block crossings Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Md Jamil Ahsan, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Nafis Anwari
This study aims to identify the factors related to pedestrian and roadway characteristics that affect vehicle–pedestrian Post Encroachment Time (PET) and Relative Time to Collision (RTTC) under traffic control systems at mid-block pedestrian crossings. A total of 112 h of video data were collected using multiple cameras from Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB) and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)
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Traumatic workplace injuries: A cross-sectional analysis of OSHA severe injury reports, including the impacts of seasonality and COVID-19 from 2015 to 2022 Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Augusta A. Williams, Jarvis Marc
Millions of workers are injured on the job each year. Updated injury reporting regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2014 have resulted in publicly available data on reported severe injuries. OSHA severe injury reports (SIRs) were analyzed from 2015 to 2022. Severe injury rates were calculated using total employment estimates by industry and state to characterize
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Head kinematics of human subjects during laboratory-induced ladder falls to the ground Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Gabrielle M. Ferro, Steven Rowson, Michael L. Madigan
Fall-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered one of the most serious occupational injuries in construction. Given the frequency of falls from ladders, knowledge of head kinematics during ladder falls to the ground may help inform any potential improvement to construction safety helmet design and improve their protection against head injury. Therefore, the goal of this descriptive study was
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The effectiveness of driving simulator training on driving skills and safety in young novice drivers: A systematic review of interventions Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Sarah Krasniuk, Ryan Toxopeus, Melissa Knott, Mackenzie McKeown, Alexander M. Crizzle
This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of driving simulator training on simulated/on-road driving skills and safety in young novice drivers. Searches were performed in Embase, Global Health, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, and on Google advanced, Google Scholar, and the Transport Research International Documentation websites. A total of 1,630 unique sources (titles and abstracts)
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Psychological safety and psychosocial safety climate in workplace: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review towards a research agenda Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Rebecca Kechen Dong, Xiaomei Li, 'Banjo' Roxas Hernan
Research on workplace safety has seen significant growth in academic and industry-focused literature over the past 20 years. However, the extant literature on workplace safety tends to focus on safety outcomes of physical accidents and injuries while relegating its conceptual and theoretical development to the background. Psychological safety and psychosocial safety climate in the workplace are essential
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Meta-analysis of the safety effect of electronic stability control Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 A.E. af Wåhlberg, L. Dorn
: Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is a standard feature on most modern cars, due to its reported efficiency to reduce the number of crashes of several types. However, empirical studies of safety effects of ESC for passenger vehicles have not considered some methodological problems that might have inflated the effects. This includes self-selection of drivers who buy/use ESC and behavioral adaptation
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Examining strategies, policies, and guidance for addressing wrong-way driving in the United States: A comprehensive national survey Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Yukun Song, Huaguo Zhou, Priscilla Tobias, Qing Chang
This paper presents a comprehensive investigation into the current and emerging solutions, policies, and guidance employed by various agencies to mitigate wrong-way driving (WWD) activities in the United States. The study utilized a two-pronged approach, involving an online survey and follow-up phone interviews with respondents from state transportation agencies, tollway authorities, and law enforcement
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Development of an algorithm for analysis of routes: Case studies using novice and older drivers Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-29 Siyao Zhu, Theresa J. Chirles, Joel A. Keller, Andrew Hellinger, Yifang Xu, Gayane Yenokyan, Chia-Hsiu Chang, Rebecca Weast, Jeffrey N. Keller, Takeru Igusa, Johnathon P. Ehsani
This study addresses the lack of methods to quantify driver familiarity with roadways, which poses a higher risk of crashes. We present a new approach to assessing driving route diversity and familiarity using data from the , a smartphone-based research tool that collects trip-level information, including driving exposure and global positioning system (GPS) data, from young novice drivers (15–19 years
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Assessing psychological distress of healthcare workers with and without work injuries: The role of job control Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-29 Joshua Davis, Steve Granger, Nick Turner
The study investigates the relationship between work-related injuries, psychological distress, and the influence of perceived job control on healthcare workers, using job demands-resources model as theoretical grounding. We analyzed data from 610 healthcare workers (81.1% female) at a northern UK hospital, incorporating both self-reported and organizationally recorded work injury incidents over the
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Which drivers drive as they live and who are transformed while driving? Analysis of moderators in the relationship between general anger and driving anger Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 David Herrero-Fernández, Smaranda R. Bogdan-Ganea, Carla Álvarez-Ferradas, Juan Luis Martín-Ayala
: Trait driving anger is a widely studied personality variable in the field of road safety, due to its strong relationship with both risky behavior on the road and crash-related events. The Deffenbacher’s Driving Anger Scale theoretical approach has underlined different situations that could provoke anger in drivers, although trait driving anger is usually analyzed as a whole. Trait general anger has
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Auditing learner driver information about floodwaters: An environmental scan of government issued resources in Australia Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Amy E. Peden, Kyra Hamilton
Vehicles driving, or being swept, into floodwaters is a leading cause of flood-related death. Establishing safe behaviors among learner drivers may reduce risk throughout their driving lifetime. An environmental scan of publicly available government issued learner and driver handbooks across the eight Australian jurisdictions was conducted to identify information provided regarding floodwaters. Search
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Practices and challenges of safety management in outsourced facilities management Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-24 Colin Pilbeam
Outsourcing is a commonly occurring organizational activity, but one associated with negative occupational safety outcomes. Improving the management of safety in workplaces where contractors are employed is vital, but under-researched in the service sectors. The aims of this paper were to investigate both the practices and challenges of safety management in outsourced facility management (FM), an important
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Relationships between effective safety training, safety knowledge and personal protective equipment related behaviors among firefighters Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Todd D. Smith, Kiran Mondal, Kayla Lemons, Charmaine Mullins-Jaime, Mari-Amanda Dyal, David M. DeJoy
Firefighter injuries and fatalities have been attributed to improper or ineffective use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Although studies have examined predictors of PPE to include situational, leadership, stressors and other psychosocial factors, research has not thoroughly examined the relationships between effective safety training administration, knowledge creation, and the influence of
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Respiratory-related workers’ compensation claims from private employers — Ohio, 2001–2018 Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Laura Kurth, Alysha R. Meyers, Steven J. Wurzelbacher, Steven J. Naber, Cynthia Cooper
Diseases and conditions related to the respiratory system contribute to work-related morbidity, mortality, and disability. Details on the causes and nature of work-related respiratory disease and the specific industries in which they occur are limited. This study identifies respiratory-related claims in the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (OHBWC) system and describes claim and worker characteristics
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Understanding speeding behavior on interstate horizontal curves and ramps using networkwide probe data Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Eduardo Vergara, Juan Aviles-Ordonez, Yuanchang Xie, Mohammadali Shirazi
Lane departure collisions account for many roadway fatalities across the United States. Many of these crashes occur on horizontal curves or ramps and are due to speeding. This research investigates factors that impact the odds of speeding on Interstate horizontal curves and ramps. We collected and combined two unique sources of data. The first database involves comprehensive curve and ramp characteristics
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The association between passenger-vehicle front-end profiles and pedestrian injury severity in motor vehicle crashes Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Wen Hu, Samuel S. Monfort, Jessica B. Cicchino
Vehicles play an important role in pedestrian injury risk in crashes. This study examined the association between vehicle front-end geometry and the risk of fatal pedestrian injuries in motor vehicle crashes. A total of 17,897 police-reported crashes involving a single passenger vehicle and a single pedestrian in seven states were used in the analysis. Front-end profile parameters of vehicles (2,958
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Designing a practical fatigue detection system: A review on recent developments and challenges Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Md Abdullah Al Imran, Farnad Nasirzadeh, Chandan Karmakar
Fatigue is considered to have a life-threatening effect on human health and it has been an active field of research in different sectors. Deploying wearable physiological sensors helps to detect the level of fatigue objectively without any concern of bias in subjective assessment and interfering with work. This paper provides an in-depth review of fatigue detection approaches using physiological signals
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How do perceptions of procedural justice, police legitimacy, and legitimacy of laws influence intentions to drug drive? Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-19 Razi Hasan, Barry Watson, Narelle Haworth, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios, Lyndel Bates
There is a need for improved drug driving enforcement to promote greater driver compliance with drug driving laws. In Australia, Roadside Drug Testing (RDT) suffers from operational challenges that undermine its effectiveness in reducing drug driving. : To identify potential improvements to RDT, this study investigated the extent to which drivers perceive RDT to be procedurally just and that the policing
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Investigating the immediate and mid-term effect of a gamified e-learning platform for the enhancement of traffic knowledge and skills among Vietnamese adolescents operating powered two-wheelers Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Hoang Nam Le, Ariane Cuenen, Tu Anh Trinh, Davy Janssens, Geert Wets, Kris Brijs
Traffic crashes caused by adolescents are being assessed as particularly serious and a common concern of society as a whole. Improving traffic knowledge and skills is crucial in reducing adolescent traffic crashes. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a gamified e-learning platform on traffic knowledge and skills among adolescents (aged 15–18) in Vietnam. Using a pretest–posttest design,
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Workers’ compensation injuries in aviation manufacturing in the state of Kansas, 2014–2022 Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Christin Manning, Michael Jorgensen
Workers’ compensation injuries entail burdensome financial and social costs. This study’s objective was to describe cost and frequency of workplace injuries in aviation manufacturing in the state of Kansas using workers’ compensation data. Manufacturing incurs more workers’ compensation claims in Kansas than any other industry, and aviation contributes more of those claims than any other sub sector
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How effective is virtual reality for electrical safety training? Evaluating trainees’ reactions, learning, and training duration Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Hans Stefan, Michael Mortimer, Ben Horan, Scott McMillan
: The widespread use and inherent risks associated with low-voltage electrical equipment require all workers to understand its hazards and how to manage them. Despite being the most commonly used method for raising safety awareness, lecture-based training often proves ineffective. Virtual reality (VR) allows the user to be immersed in a virtual environment and actively participate in practical training
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Daily motor vehicle traffic volume and other risk factors associated with road deaths in U.S. counties Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Leon S. Robertson
Road death risk is often characterized as deaths per volume of traffic in geographic regions, the denominator in miles or kilometers supposedly indicative of the magnitude of risk exposure. This paper reports an examination of the differences in the predictive value of factors hypothesized to influence traffic volume and road death risk. The association of 11 risk factors in U.S. counties during the
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The role of subjective risk perception and self-esteem in the relationship between sensation seeking and aberrant behaviors on the road: A moderated-moderation model Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 David Herrero-Fernández, Smaranda R. Bogdan-Ganea, Esther Setién-Suero, Juan Luis Martín-Ayala
Road crashes are still one of the main causes of death around the world. Risky behavior has been proposed as one of the foremost predictors, with the theoretical framework of aberrant behavior emerging as a predominant approach for its examination. Sensation seeking has been pointed out as one of the main personality predictors of aberrant behavior. The current research aimed to investigate the moderated-moderation
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Barriers and facilitators to adopting safe farm-machine related behaviors: A focus group study exploring older farmers’ perspectives Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Aswathi Surendran, Jenny McSharry, Oonagh Meade, David Meredith, John McNamara, Francis Bligh, Denis O’Hora
: Tractors and quad bikes pose a significant risk of fatal injuries among farmers, particularly affecting older farmers. This study aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators to the adoption of machine related safety behaviors among older farmers in Irish farm settings. Four focus groups were conducted via Zoom in February 2021. Nineteen Irish farmers from four farm types participated. The discussions
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Beyond boundaries: The mechanisms by which host organizations’ safety climates impact on-site contractors’ safety and retention Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Sunhee Lee, Jin Lee, Seohyun Ji, Moana Sargent
: Despite growing concerns over safety risks associated with on-site contractors in high-risk industries, little research has examined how host organizations affect their safety. Drawing from the open systems perspective, this study investigated the influence of host organizations’ safety climates on on-site contractor employees’ safety and job attitudes. : The study used multi-level structural equation
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Association between social vulnerability factors and homicide and suicide rates - United States, 2016 - 2020 Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Avital R. Wulz, Gabrielle F. Miller, Lindsay Hicks, Amy F. Wolkin
Differences in social and environmental factors contribute to disparities in fatal injury rates. This study assessed the relationship between social vulnerability and homicide and suicide rates across United States counties. County-level age-adjusted homicide and suicide rates for 2016–2020 were linked with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2020 Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
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Towards safer tower crane operations: An innovative knowledge-based decision support system for automated safety risk assessment Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Haleh Sadeghi, Xueqing Zhang
Tower cranes are commonly employed in construction projects, despite presenting significant hazards to the workforce involved. To address these safety concerns, a Knowledge-Based Decision-Support System for Safety Risk Assessment (KBDSS-SRA) has been developed. The system’s capacity to thoroughly evaluate associated risks is illustrated through its utilization in various construction endeavors. The
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Multigroup invariance of measure for angry drivers (MAD) scale using a representative sample of drivers in Australia Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-06-02 Amanda N. Stephens, Rachel Crotty, Steven Trawley, Jennifer Oxley
Driver anger and aggression have been linked to crash involvement and injury outcomes. Improved road safety outcomes may be achieved through understanding the causes of driver anger, and interventions designed to reduce this anger or prevent it from becoming aggression. Scales to measure anger propensities will be an important tool in this work. The measure for angry drivers (MAD; ) is a contemporary
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Facilitators and barriers to the adoption of active back-support exoskeletons in the construction industry Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Akinwale Okunola, Adedeji Afolabi, Abiola Akanmu, Houtan Jebelli, Susan Simikins
Active back-support exoskeletons are gaining more awareness as a solution to the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the construction industry. This study aims to understand the factors that influence the adoption of active back-support exoskeletons in the construction industry. A literature review was conducted to gather relevant adoption factors related to exoskeleton implementation
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Understanding aberrant driving intentions based on the Theory of Planned Behavior: Literature review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Abderrahim El Hafidy, Taoufik Rachad, Ali Idri
: Despite deployed efforts to establish strict road safety standards, human factors is still the leading cause of road crashes. To identify determinants of driver’s behavior, TPB (Theory of Planned Behavior) is widely used as a prominent theory of behavior change. However, the existence of different aberrant driving behaviors (decision errors, recognition errors, violations, and physical condition
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Exploring the utility of a social norm approach in reducing younger drivers’ engagement in hand-held phone use while driving: A qualitative study Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Michelle Nicolls, Verity Truelove, Kayla B. Stefanidis
Engagement in hand-held phone use while driving among young drivers is a prevalent concern in society, despite countermeasures to deter the behavior. The social norm approach has been effective in reducing negative behaviors in young adults (e.g., binge drinking, drink driving). However, whether this approach can reduce hand-held phone use while driving in this population has not been thoroughly investigated
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Understanding the interaction between cyclists and motorized vehicles at unsignalized intersections: Results from a cycling simulator study Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-25 Ali Mohammadi, Giulio Bianchi Piccinini, Marco Dozza
With cycling gaining more popularity in urban areas, it is vital to obtain accurate knowledge of cyclists’ behavior to develop behavioral models that can predict the cyclist’s intent. Most conflicts between cyclists and vehicles happen at crossings where the road users share the path, especially at unsignalized intersections. However, few studies have investigated and modeled the interaction between
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Effectiveness of a Goldilocks work intervention to promote musculoskeletal health among industrial workers – A cluster randomized controlled trial Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Anders Fritz Lerche, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Leon Straker, Andreas Holtermann, Karen Søgaard
Industrial workers with physically demanding work have increased risk of musculoskeletal pain. The present 12-week Goldilocks Work intervention aimed to organize work among industrial workers to comprise a ‘just right’ ergonomic balance of physical behaviors (i.e., sit, stand and active) intended to promote musculoskeletal health. The paper investigates the effectiveness of the intervention in reducing
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Effects of using an active hand exoskeleton for drilling tasks: A pilot study Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Abdullahi Ibrahim, Ifeanyi Okpala, Chukwuma Nnaji, Abiola Akanmu
Several studies have assessed and validated the impact of exoskeletons on back and shoulder muscle activation; however, limited research has explored the role that exoskeletons could play in mitigating lower arm-related disorders. This study assessed the impact of Ironhand, an active hand exoskeleton (H-EXO) designed to reduce grip force exertion, on worker exertion levels using a two-phase experimental
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Exploring the perceived effectiveness and strictness of penalties for traffic offences: The influence of prior punishment experience and evaluation perspective (personal vs. general) Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Rasa Markšaitytė, Auksė Endriulaitienė, Laura Šeibokaitė, Tadas Vadvilavičius, Mark Sullman
Previous research has identified the perception of penalties as one of the most important deterrents to road traffic offenses. This study investigated whether the perceived effectiveness and the perceived strictness of penalties for different traffic offenses are associated with prior punishment experience and evaluation perspective (personal – if participants were being punished themselves, vs. general
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Automated driving experiences, attention, and intentions following extensive on-road usage of a level 2 automation vehicle Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 David M. Sanbonmatsu, Kaedyn W. Crabtree, Amy S. McDonnell, Joel M. Cooper, David L. Strayer
An on-road study was conducted to examine the effects of level 2 automation on the stressfulness and enjoyment of driving and driving attention following prolonged usage. The study also examined the changes in the automated driving experience and attention over time as well as important predictors such as pre-driving trust in technology and attitudes toward automated systems. : Motorists who had never
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Comprehensive analysis of trends, distribution, and odds of wrong-way driving fatal crashes on divided highways in the United States (2004–2020) Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Yukun Song, Huaguo Zhou, Qing Chang
: This study presents a comprehensive analysis of wrong-way driving (WWD) fatal crashes on divided highways in the United States over a 17-year period, from 2004 to 2020. The study aims to uncover trends, distribution patterns, and factors contributing to these fatal crashes. Data were extracted from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
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What is safety leadership? A systematic review of definitions Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 I. Adra, S. Giga, C. Hardy, S. Leka
To the authors’ knowledge, no systematic review has examined the definition of safety leadership in the academic literature to date. A review was therefore carried out to determine how safety leadership was defined in the peer reviewed empirical literature and thematic analysis was employed to identify patterned meanings across the data. Thirty-seven primary definitions, or definitions that were not
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The impact of Industry 4.0 on occupational health and safety: A systematic literature review Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Lucas Gomes Miranda Bispo, Fernando Gonçalves Amaral
: Industry 4.0 has brought new paradigms to businesses based on high levels of automation and interconnectivity and the use of technologies. This new context has an impact on the work environment and workers. Nevertheless, these impacts are still inconclusive and controversial, requiring new investigative perspectives. This study aimed to investigate the requirements sought, the risk factors identified
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The utility of telematics data for estimating the prevalence of driver handheld cellphone use, 2019–2022 Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Ian J. Reagan, Jessica B. Cicchino, Eric R. Teoh
Driver distraction from handheld cellphone use contributes to fatal crashes every year but is underreported in terms of the proportion of crashes attributed to any distraction or cellphone use specifically. Existing methods to estimate the prevalence of cellphone distractions are also limited (e.g., observing drivers stopped at intersections, when crash risk is low). Our study used data from Cambridge
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Evolution of work conditions for employees driving for work in France based on data from the 2003, 2010 and 2017 SUMER surveys (Surveillance Médicale des expositions aux risques Professionnels) Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Emmanuel Fort, Mouloud Mohamed Haddak, Carole Pelissier, Barbara Charbotel
: The occupational road-accident risk on public roads and the work conditions for professional driving is still an important issue in occupational health despite lower road-accident rates. This study presents the evolution over time of the work-related constraints for these employees based on the Sumer surveys carried out in 2003, 2010 and 2017. : Data from the 2010 and 2017 surveys were restricted
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Differences in route choice behavior when riding shared e-scooters vs. bicycles – A field study Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Madlen Ringhand, David Schackmann, Juliane Anke, Iwan Porojkow, Tibor Petzoldt
: The surge in popularity of electric kick scooters (e-scooters) poses new challenges for traffic planning, demanding a comprehensive understanding of route choice behavior to see how e-scooters are used, how they affect traffic flow, and where improvements can be made to the road infrastructure. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze route choices and preferences of e-scooter riders and cyclists in
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A critical review of the feasibility of emerging technologies for improving safety behavior on construction sites Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Mohammad Tanvi Newaz, Mahmoud Ershadi, Marcus Jefferies, Peter Davis
Advancements in the modern construction industry have contributed to the development of a range of technology-based interventions to improve the safety behavior of front-line construction workers. Notwithstanding the extensive research on safety behavior, there is still a paucity of research on assessing technology interventions of safety behavior to provide an overview of their strengths and limitations
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Analyzing the factors influencing speeding behavior based on quasi-induced exposure and random parameter logit model with heterogeneity in means Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Guopeng Zhang, Qianwei Xuan, Ying Cai, Xianghong Hu, Yixin Yin, Yan Li
Speeding behavior is a major threat to road traffic safety, which can increase crash risks and result in severe injury outcomes. Although several studies have been conducted to analyze speeding crashes and relevant influential factors, the heterogeneity of variables has not been fully explored. Based on the traffic crash data extracted from the Crash Report Sampling System, the study aims to identify
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Special Report from the CDC: Suicide rates, sodium nitrite-related suicides, and online content, United States Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Karin A. Mack, Wojciech Kaczkowski, Steven Sumner, Royal Law, Amy Wolkin
In 2022, suicide ranked as the 11th leading cause of death in the United States with 49,513 deaths. Provisional mortality data from 2022 indicate a 2.8% increase in the number of suicides compared to 2021. This paper examines overall suicide trends, sodium nitrite ingestion as an emerging suicide method, and the role that online forums play in sharing information about suicide methods (including sodium
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Special Report from the CDC: Evaluating the dissemination of CDC’s MyMobility Plan: Findings and lessons learned Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Iju Shakya, Laurie F. Beck, LeShaundra Cordier, Susan Dugan, Yamile Underwood, Gwen Bergen
: Age-related changes (e.g., cognitive, physiologic) can affect an individual’s mobility and increase risks for falls and motor-vehicle crashes, which are leading causes of injuries and injury deaths among older Americans. To address this issue, CDC developed MyMobility Plan (MMP) products to help older adults make plans to reduce injury risks and promote safe mobility. In 2019, MMP products were disseminated
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Assessing the determinants of crash propensity using structural equation modeling: Role of distractions caused by fellow drivers Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Sameen Zafar, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Ashraf Javid, Nazam Ali
Aggressive behavior of drivers is a source of crashes and high injury severity. Aggressive drivers are part of the driving environment, however, excessive aggressive driving by fellow drivers may take the attention of the recipient drivers away from the road resulting in distracted driving. Such external distractions caused by the aggressive and discourteous behavior of other road users have received
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Knowing how to swim and drowning prevention in children aged 10 to 14 years. Systematic review Journal of Safety Research (IF 3.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Ana Ortiz Olivar, Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia
Drowning is 1 of the 10 leading causes of death due to unintentional injuries in children and adolescents worldwide. Knowing how to swim has been traditionally associated with water safety. However, its conceptualization may vary across studies, leading to different measurements and effects on the risk of drowning. This review sought to understand the current state of scientific evidence associating