Abstract
Crane safety incidents in the construction industry are persistent and have serious consequences. The research explored causal and contributing factors to crane safety incidents in the Australian construction industry. Key informants were purposefully selected because of their industry experience and knowledge of crane operations in the Australian construction industry. Informants participated in focus groups or interviews, in which the factors that cause or contribute to crane safety incidents in construction were explored. Data was systematically analysed using the framework method of qualitative data analysis. A total of 77 causal/contributing factors were identified in the analysis, which were found to operate at multiple levels within the work system relating to the use of cranes in the construction industry. The analysis also revealed that these factors interact with each other in complex ways within and between levels in the work system. Understanding these interactions can inform the selection and implementation of ‘upstream’ prevention measures for crane safety incident in the construction industry.
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