Duan, P and Zhou, J (2023) Cascading vulnerability analysis of unsafe behaviors of construction workers from the perspective of network modeling. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 30(3), pp. 1037-1060. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
Purpose: The construction industry is an industry with a high incidence of safety accidents, and the interactions of unsafe behaviors of construction workers are the main cause of accidents. The neglect of the interactions may lead to serious underestimation of safety risks. This research aims to analyze the cascading vulnerability of unsafe behaviors of construction workers from the perspective of network modeling. Design/methodology/approach: An unsafe behavior network of construction workers and a cascading vulnerability analysis model were established based on 296 actual accident cases. The cascading vulnerability of each unsafe behavior was analyzed based on the degree attack strategy. Findings: Complex network with 85 unsafe behavior nodes is established based on the collected accidents in total. The results showed that storing in improper location, does not wear a safety helmet, working with illness and working after drinking are unsafe behaviors with high cascading vulnerability. Coupling analysis revealed that differentiated management strategies of unsafe behaviors should be applied. Besides, more focus should be put on high cascading vulnerability behaviors. Originality/value: This research proposed a method to construct the cascading failure model of unsafe behavior for individual construction workers. The key parameters of the cascading failure model of unsafe behaviors of construction workers were determined, which could provide a reference for the research of cascading failure of unsafe behaviors. Additionally, a dynamic vulnerability research framework based on complex network theory was proposed to analyze the cascading vulnerability of unsafe behaviors. The research synthesized the results of dynamic and static analysis and found the key control nodes to systematically control unsafe construction behaviors.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cascading failure; complex network; construction workers; unsafe behavior; vulnerability |
| Index terms: | network modelling, vulnerability, methodology, unsafe behaviour, strategy, interaction, construction industry, construction worker, management strategy, coupling, illness |
| Subjects: | research methods, management, financial risk, health conditions and diseases, networking, environmental hazards, behavioral psychology, systems engineering, industry analysis, practitioner |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Health and Safety, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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