A State by State Comparison of Occupational Electrical Fatalities
John Mattews Associates
National Fire Protection Association
Abstract: The United States, ranking third among countries in both population and land area, is geographically and ethnically diverse. The 50 states, admitted one at a time to the Union over a period of about 175 years, reflect this diversity in historical development, population, population density, land area, and natural resources. State populations vary by as much as nearly 70 times and state land area by a factor greater than 400. Consequently, industry types, population demographics, and involvement of state governments in occupational health and safety vary among states. The 2011-2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) occupational and electrical fatality data are used to identify states with higher numbers of fatal injuries and higher incidence rates. The 2011-2018 BLS data and occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) records are reviewed to characterize worker occupations and incidents. The five states with the highest numbers of electrical fatalities are discussed. The 12 states with the highest electrical fatality incidence rates are also reviewed. The potential factors contributing to higher numbers of fatal electrical injuries and incidence rates are explored. These include industry type, worker demographics, climate, and state legislation and culture. Failure to reach workers and more effective ways to reach workers at risk for electrical injury are addressed.
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Normal Cloud Model-Based Algorithm for Multi-Attribute Trusted Cloud Service Selection
Yuli Yang – Rui Liu – Yongle Chen
Taiyuan University of Technology
Tong Li – Yi Tang
Guangzhou University
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A Review on BIM-based automated code compliance checking system
Aimi Sara Ismail – Kherun Nita Ali – Noorminshah A. Iahad
Abstract: The checking process of the building design with building regulations or codes is a time-consuming and error prone process. The automation of code compliance checking process has been explored since 1960s and becoming more vigorous with the emergence of Building Information Modeling (BIM). A neutral format, Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) which is developed under BIM platform had led to better collaboration and information exchange throughout BIM software and development of the checking system. Generally, the structure of an automated system consists of rule interpretation stage, building model preparation stage, rule execution stage and rule reporting stage. Rule interpretation stage is the most vital and complex stage. In interpreting the rules, various techniques have been investigated and applied to employ comprehensive and accurate checking process on the building designs which are mainly in IFC format. The most common techniques used are by utilizing existing software such as Solibri Model Checker, establishing a plug-in application, adopting object-based approach, logical approach and ontological approach. This paper provides a highlight and review on previous studies which successfully employed the appropriate techniques in interpreting the rules for checking purposes. This will subsequently assist future research on this area and create more astounding code compliance checking system.
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