Abstract
Risk Assessment for Health and Safety (RAH&S) of workers is a complex task that involves the consideration of many parameters that are, quite often, difficult to quantify. RAH&S in the construction industry is filled with inadequate data and/or imprecise and incomplete information, particularly in the design stage - to which traditional quantitative approaches do not have adequate answers. This study outlines the basic aspects for a Qualitative Risk Assessment Model (QRAM) based on elicited data, using fuzzy logic approach. The model was pre-validated in two Brazilian municipalities: Bauru, in the State of Sao Paulo, and Curitiba, in the State of Parana.
Translated title of the contribution | Preliminary application of QRAM method for safety risk assessment in civil construction |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 375-386 |
Journal | Producao |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Construction industry
- Fuzzy sets
- Occupational safety
- Risk assessment
- Validation