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Understanding worker perceptions of common incidents at roadworks in Queensland

conference contribution
posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by Ashim DebnathAshim Debnath, R A Blackman, N Haworth
The process of building safer roads and roadsides needs to be managed to minimise risks to both the road using public and roadworkers. However, detailed and accurate data on fatalities and injuries at roadworks across Australia are not available. The lack of reliable safety records and consequent poor understanding of the hazards at roadworks motivated this research to examine the common trends in incidents and to understand workers' perceptions of the causes of incidents at roadworks. To achieve these aims, 66 roadworks personnel were interviewed in Queensland including road construction workers, traffic controllers, engineers, and managers. Qualitative analyses identified several major issues and themes. Vehicles driving into work areas, traffic controllers hit by vehicles, rear end crashes at roadwork approaches, and reversing incidents involving work vehicles and machinery were the most common types of incidents. Roadworkers perceived driver errors, such as violation of speed limits, distracted driving, and ignoring signage and traffic controllers' instructions as the main causes of the incidents.

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Event

Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education. Conference (2013 : Brisbane, Qld.)

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1 - 11

Publisher

ACRS

Location

Brisbane, Qld.

Place of publication

[Brisbane, Qld.]

Start date

2013-08-28

End date

2013-08-30

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2013, ACRS

Editor/Contributor(s)

[Unknown]

Title of proceedings

Proceedings of the 2013 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference

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