Saf Health Work.  2021 Dec;12(4):505-510. 10.1016/j.shaw.2021.08.002.

Modern Cause and Effect Model by Factors of Root Cause for Accident Prevention in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, College of IT Engineering, SEMYUNG University, Jecheon, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Korea National University of Welfare, College of Natural Science, Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Industrial Engineering, Whitacre College of Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

Abstract

Background
Factors related to root causes can cause commonly occurring accidents such as falls, slips, and jammed injuries. An important means of reducing the frequency of occupational accidents in small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMSEs) of South Korea is to perform intensity analysis of the root cause factors for accident prevention in the cause and effect model like decision models, epidemiological models, system models, human factors models, LCU (life change unit) models, and the domino theory. Especially intensity analysis in a robot system and smart technology as Industry 4.0 is very important in order to minimize the occupational accidents and fatal accident because of the complexity of accident factors.
Methods
We have developed the modern cause and effect model that includes factors of root cause through statistical testing to minimize commonly occurring accidents and fatal accidents in SMSEs of South Korea and systematically proposed educational policies for accident prevention.
Results
As a result, the consciousness factors among factors of root cause such as unconsciousness, disregard, ignorance, recklessness, and misjudgment had strong relationships with occupational accidents in South Korean SMSEs.
Conclusion
We conclude that the educational policies necessary for minimizing these consciousness factors include continuous training procedures followed by periodic hands-on experience, along with perceptual and cognitive education related to occupational health and safety.

Keyword

Cause and effect model; Commonly occurring accidents; Consciousness factors; Educational policies; Intensity analysis; Perceptual and cognitive education; Root causes
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