Review of risk assessment methods and the peculiarities of their application at construction sites

Abstract

On average, workers at constructionsites face double the chance of non-fatal accidents at work compared to workers from other EU sectors. The number of accidents and occupational illness cases is determined by exceptionally high risk faced by workers at construction sites. One of the methods used to reduce the number of accidents and occupational illness cases is risk assessment. In this article, What-If-Method, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) IEC 812, Method Organized for a Systematic Analysis of Risks, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA0IEC 1025, DEL-PHI-Method and Leitmerkmalmethode methods were analyzed. [...]