ORCID

Damien Burlet-Vienney : 0000-0002-3958-5419

Type de document

Articles dans des actes de congrès

Année

2025

Langue

Anglais

Titre des actes

1st International Conference on Safety & Innovation (ICSI 2025)

Résumé

Context.

 Collisions between mobile industrial equipment and pedestrian workers (PWs) are a major occupational health and safety concern, particularly on construction sites (e.g., during earth-moving operations). The use of driver aids, such as proximity warning devices designed to alert workers and drivers of potential collisions, is a growing and constantly developing avenue of prevention (e.g., AI-enhanced cameras; RFID tags). However, structured feedback to guide the implementation of these technologies on mobile equipment remains rare (e.g., technology choice, installation and settings).

Objective/Methodology.

 In this context, a systematic analysis of all fatal accident reports related to this issue for the province of Quebec (Canada) over the period 2013-2023 was carried out to provide insight into field constraints (n=34). A database was developed through a detailed review of these reports, capturing variables such as time, location, established causes, equipment type, PW status, work activities, regulatory compliance, equipment movement, PW position, and the awareness of both the driver and PW just before the accident.

Results.

 The results outline all the circumstances of these accidents, as described in the methodology. For example, the driver was unable to see the PW in 76% of cases, and the PW was unaware of the mobile equipment in 38% of cases. The underlying reasons for these accidents were also analysed.

Discussion.

 In 88% of cases, a PW proximity detection and warning device could potentially have prevented the accident. However, analysis of the reports also highlighted challenges in the implementation of these devices, such as 1) ensuring coverage of the entire danger zone (motion-, steering- and speed-dependent), 2) managing environmental constraints, 3) maintaining the effectiveness of warnings in situations where cohabitation is intended, or 4) accounting for subcontracting and open worksite conditions that complicate the use of certain technologies (e.g., requiring the wearing of a tag).

Mots-clés

Accident du travail, Occupational accident, Matériel de construction, Collision, Arbre des causes, Fault tree, Piéton, Pedestrian, Identification de dangers, Hazard identification, Détecteur de proximité, Proximity detector guard, Québec

Numéro de projet IRSST

2023-0008

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