title: Hazard awareness of construction site dumper drivers.
abstract: In UK's construction industry, site dumpers cause more serious accidents than in any other type of construction plant. Previous research has indicated that driver behaviour plays a pivotal role in the vast majority of these accidents. Using a mental models-based approach, 20 dumper drivers were interviewed with regard to the process by which several typical types of accident occurred. It was found that drivers were generally well-informed about the hazards of driving dumpers on a construction site. However, the findings also exposed some critical knowledge gaps, which could increase a driver's chances of an accident. Educational material relating to these knowledge deficiencies could easily be prepared and incorporated into revised construction information leaflets or driver training courses.
authors.affiliation: Health and Safety Executive, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bohm
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D060389:Construction Industry; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D010465:Perception; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055815:Young Adult