title: Occupational risk assessment in the construction industry in Iran.
abstract: Occupational accidents in the construction industry are more common compared with other fields and these accidents are more severe compared with the global average in developing countries, especially in Iran. Studies which lead to the source of these accidents and suggest solutions for them are therefore valuable. In this study a combination of the failure mode and effects analysis method and fuzzy theory is used as a semi-qualitative-quantitative method for analyzing risks and failure modes. The main causes of occupational accidents in this field were identified and analyzed based on three factors; severity, detection and occurrence. Based on whether the risks are high or low priority, modifying actions were suggested to reduce the occupational risks. Finally, the results showed that high priority risks had a 40% decrease due to these actions.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Civil Engineering , Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University , Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Seifi Azad Mard
authors.affiliation: a Department of Civil Engineering , Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University , Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estiri
authors.affiliation: b Department of Industrial Engineering , Tehran Branch Islamic Azad University , Iran.
authors.forename: Parinaz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hadadi
authors.affiliation: c Department of Civil Engineering , Pardis Branch Islamic Azad University , Iran.
authors.forename: Mahshid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seifi Azad Mard
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D060389:Construction Industry; D017143:Fuzzy Logic; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*
keywords: construction industry; failure mode and effects analysis; fuzzy theory; occupational accident