Analysis of the circumstances of accidents suffered by labourers and carpenters in the construction industry between 1980 and 1983

Abstract

This study identified typical accident scenarios for labourers and carpenters, using information from CSST (Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec, Québec Occupational Health and Safety Commission) accident reports. The influence of the type of job and company on accidents, and the interaction effect of these two variables, was determined using a multidimensional analysis. A descriptive analysis of 3 835 accidents suffered by labourers and carpenters between 1980 and 1983 reveals significant differences in the accident scenarios of the two trades.

The approach used in this project can be used in more sophisticated studies of other sectorial or occupational groups, and possesses the added advantage of serving as a partial validation, for the purposes of prevention programs, of the information contained in the CSST files.

Produced Under this Project

Scientific Publications

L'analyse factorielle des correspondances du fichier de la CSST permet-elle de générer des hypothèses pertinentes en prévention et en recherche? Les accidents des charpentiers-menuisiers et des manoeuvres
Dugas R.
Source :
Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Montréal, 1986, 162 p
Development and validation of software for medical personnel for accident data collection and analysis
St-Vincent M., Lortie M., Chantal Tellier, Ouellet F.
Source :
in Congress of the International Egonomics Association / IEA (11e : July 1991 : Paris, France), Designing for everyone: Proceeding of the 11th Congress of the International Egonomics Association / IEA, Quéinnec, Y. et F. Daniellou (ed.), Paris, France, 1991, vol. 2
Analyse des accidents associés au travail de manutentionaire sur les quais dans le secteur du transport
Lortie M., Lamonde F., Collinge C., Chantal Tellier
Source :
Travail humain, vol. 59, no 2, 1996, p. 187-205
Intégration de la santé, de la sécurité et de l’ergonomie dans un programme de formation professionnelle en ébénisterie
Collinge C.
Source :
in 2e Forum de l’Association des commissions des accidents du travail du Canada (2e : 27-28 octobre, 2003), 2003

Additional Information

Type: Project

Number: 0085-0250

Status: Completed

Year of completion: 1988

Research Field: OSH and Sustainable Prevention Work Environment

Team:

Roxanne Dugas (IRSST)