title: Correlation of causal factors that influence construction safety performance: A model.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The construction sector has presented positive development regarding the decrease in occupational accident rates in recent years. Regardless, the construction sector stands out systematically from other industries due to its high number of fatalities.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to deeply understand the causality of construction accidents from the early design phase through a model.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study reviewed several research papers presenting various analytical models that correlate the contributing factors to occupational accidents in this sector. This study also analysed different construction projects and conducted a survey of design and site supervision teams.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This paper proposes a model developed from the analysis of existing ones, which correlates the causal factors through all the construction phases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was concluded that effective risk prevention can only be achieved by a global correlation of causal factors including not only production ones but also client requirements, financial climate, design team competence, project and risk management, financial capacity, health and safety policy and early planning. Accordingly, a model is proposed.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D060389:Construction Industry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016272:Occupational Health; D017751:Safety Management / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Accidents; causal chain; prevention