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Safety, Volume 10, Issue 4

December 2024 - 24 articles

Cover Story: In the following article, a comprehensive statistical evaluation of defect frequency in fire alarm systems under real operating conditions is presented, focusing on risk-based factors. Our aim is not to introduce a complete RBI approach but rather to assess defect trends that can inform future RBI-based inspection strategies. In this study, we categorize and evaluate defects by frequency, specifically examining components such as cable and wire systems, acoustic signal devices, and the impact of detector contamination. These findings establish a foundation for developing tailored risk-based inspection and predictive maintenance strategies. A three-stage explanatory research design was employed, analyzing 4629 inspection reports, with the findings verified through expert surveys and cross-sample analysis. View this paper
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Articles (24)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,780 Views
24 Pages

Development and Application of an Integrated Index for Occupational Safety Evaluation

  • Paulo Silva,
  • Mariana Carneiro,
  • Nélson Costa,
  • Isabel Loureiro,
  • Paula Carneiro,
  • Abel Pires and
  • Cátia Ferreira

22 December 2024

Occupational safety, reflecting the likelihood of work-related accidents, is crucial in work systems. A risk management model identifies, analyzes, and prioritizes risks, followed by the strategic application of resources to mitigate, monitor, and co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,931 Views
13 Pages

The Effects of Temporary Portable Rumble Strips on Vehicle Speeds in Road Work Zones

  • Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati,
  • Mason Ali,
  • Fadi Alhomaidat,
  • Nishantha Bandara and
  • Yuting Chen

16 December 2024

The safety of construction and maintenance work zones has been highlighted as a crucial aspect of construction management that requires special attention due to the increasing number of fatal and non-fatal injuries in recent years. Temporary traffic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,555 Views
20 Pages

12 December 2024

This paper outlines the specific provisions of Italian legislation regarding workers’ exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from 0 Hz to 300 GHz compared to the minimum health and safety requirements set in European Directive 2013/35/EU. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,423 Views
13 Pages

10 December 2024

This study examines the impact of workload demands on mental distress and job retention among healthcare workers (HCWs) handling mass fatalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We utilized a cross-sectional validated survey to collect self-reported dat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,547 Views
14 Pages

4 December 2024

Food safety is paramount, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant and postpartum women. In this cross-sectional study, Jordanian women in different maternal states—pregnant, postpartum, and non-pregnant—were examined for their know...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,943 Views
21 Pages

The Role of LEM in Mine Slope Safety: A Pre- and Post-Blast Perspective

  • Refky Adi Nata,
  • Gaofeng Ren,
  • Yongxiang Ge,
  • Ahmad Fadhly,
  • Fadhilah Muzer,
  • M. Fajar Ramadhan and
  • Verra Syahmer

3 December 2024

Slopes are formed as a result of mining operations. These slopes are classified as artificial slopes. Improper planning of slopes can lead to instability and potentially trigger landslides. PT. Allied Indo Coal Jaya employs the open-pit mining method...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,592 Views
14 Pages

A Snapshot of Factors Associated with the Severity of Crashes Involving Physically Impaired Drivers

  • Md Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya,
  • Emmanuel Kofi Adanu,
  • Steven Jones,
  • Sunday Okafor and
  • Jun Liu

28 November 2024

Drivers with physical and/or mental impairments face many driving challenges. However, not many studies have been carried out to understand the factors that contribute to crashes involving these drivers and how these factors influence their crash out...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,732 Views
14 Pages

Expanding on Methodologies for Analyzing Truck Speeds in States with Differential Speed Limits

  • Gregory L. Brinster,
  • Jairaj Desai,
  • Rahul Suryakant Sakhare,
  • Jijo K. Mathew and
  • Darcy M. Bullock

26 November 2024

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that in 2020, 7.3% of large truck driver fatalities had speed as a contributing factor. Several states have implemented truck...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,440 Views
14 Pages

24 November 2024

To minimise the occurrence of injuries, illnesses and deaths due to work-related causes, it is important to have effective workplace health safety legislation that is known and used. The introduction of more stringent workplace health and safety legi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,934 Views
18 Pages

19 November 2024

While the role of safe riding behavior as a safety contributor for cyclists has been increasingly studied in recent years, there have been few studies analyzing cycling behavior in relation to crash-related outcomes. Indeed, to the best of our knowle...

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