TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper presents tools and equipment aspects of the results from a three‐year United Kingdom Government funded research project investigating accident causality (ConCA). The project has used focus groups and studied in detail 100 construction accidents site audits, interviews with involved persons and follow‐up along the causal chain. This paper concentrates on the influence of construction tools and equipment which were found to be important contributory factors identified by the research. They have largely been overlooked by previous studies and are not typically acknowledged as accident contributors. This paper argues for further work to confirm these links and for the inclusion of tools and equipment in the list of categories in statutory reporting procedures. This would also require an increased acknowledgement by construction managers of their influence, leading to better design and management of their supply and care on site.
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
SN  - 1726-0531
DO  - 10.1108/17260530510815303
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17260530510815303
AU  - Gibb Alistair
AU  - Hide Sophie
AU  - Haslam Roger
AU  - Gyi Diane
AU  - Pavitt Trevor
AU  - Atkinson Sarah
AU  - Duff Roy
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Construction tools and equipment – their influence on accident causality
T2  - Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 12
EP  - 23
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -