Building safer highway work zones: measures to prevent worker injuries from vehicles and equipment.

2001 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Work Zones

The Effect of In-Vehicle Warning Systems on Speed Compliance in Work Zones

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Whitmire ◽  
J. F. Morgan ◽  
Tal Oron-Gilad ◽  
P. A. Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Warning Systems ◽  
Work Zones

scholarly journals Impact of Surgical Table Orientation on Flow Disruptions and Movement Patterns during Pediatric Outpatient Surgeries

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8114
Author(s):  
Anjali Joseph ◽  
David Neyens ◽  
Sahar Mihandoust ◽  
Kevin Taaffe ◽  
David Allison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ambulatory Surgery ◽  
Surgical Team ◽  
Scrub Nurse ◽  
Work Zones ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Operational Strategies ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Flow Disruptions

(1) Background: The surgical table within a typical ambulatory surgery operating room is frequently rotated and placed in different orientations to facilitate surgery or in response to surgeon preferences. However, different surgical table orientations can impact access to different work zones, areas and equipment in the OR, potentially impacting workflow of surgical team members and creating patient safety risks; (2) Methods: This quantitative observational study used a convenience sample of 38 video recordings of the intraoperative phase of pediatric outpatient surgeries to study the impacts of surgical table orientation on flow disruptions (FDs), number of contacts between team members and distance traveled; (3) Results: This study found that the orientation of the surgical table significantly influenced staff workflow and movement in the OR with an angled surgical table orientation being least disruptive to surgical work. The anesthesia provider, scrub nurse and circulating nurse experienced more FDs compared to the surgeon; (4) Conclusions: The orientation of the surgical table matters, and clinicians and architects must consider different design and operational strategies to support optimal table orientation in the OR.

Meta-analysis of the effect of road work zones on crash occurrence

2017 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Theofilatos ◽  
Apostolos Ziakopoulos ◽  
Eleonora Papadimitriou ◽  
George Yannis ◽  
Konstantinos Diamandouros
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Work Zones ◽  
Road Work

Risk Analysis Techniques for Safety Evaluation of Highway Work Zones

2000 ◽  
Vol 1715 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Elias ◽  
Zohar J. Herbsman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Highway Safety ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Work Zone ◽  
Work Zones ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Work Zone Safety ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Temporary Closure

Construction sites or work zones create serious disruptions in the normal flow of traffic, resulting in major inconveniences for the traveling public. Furthermore, these work zones create safety hazards that require special consideration. Current legislation and programs, at both state and national levels, emphasize the need for a better understanding of work zone problems to address work zone safety. This reality—coupled with the temporary closure of more miles of highway every year for rehabilitation and maintenance—makes the analysis of safety at construction sites a serious matter. A summary of a comprehensive study associated with the development of a new practical approach to address highway safety in construction zones is presented. Because empirical models require sample sizes that are not attainable due to the intrinsic scarcity of construction zone accident data, the problem was studied from the point of view of risk analysis. Monte Carlo simulations were used to develop risk factors. These factors are meant to be included in the calculations of additional user costs for work zones, or simply applied as risk measurements, to optimize the length and duration of closures for highway reconstruction and rehabilitation projects. In this way, it will be possible to assess the danger of work zones to the traveling public and minimize adverse effect of work zones on highway safety.

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