Comparison of Difference in the Investigation of Fatality Rate in Construction among Various Countries 


Vol. 36,  No. 4, pp. 47-53, Aug.  2021
10.14346/JKOSOS.2021.36.4.47


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The fatality rate is used to estimate each country’s risk level. However, the fatality rate is calculated using the number of fatal accidents and workers, which is collected differently across countries. It is therefore problematic to use these numbers in an equivalent way. This study proposes a new approach for calculating the number of full-time equivalent workers when evaluating individual countries’ fatality rate by suggesting an equivalent condition for the calculation of the number of full-time equivalent workers. This study proceeds in three steps: (i) analysis of the fatality rate among various countries; (ii) fatality rate calculation using the full-time equivalent workers; and (iii) comparison of the fatality rate among various countries. The study found that for the fatality rate based on national data, the fatality rate in South Korea (1.72‱) is 10 times higher than that in United Kingdom (0.17‱). However, according to the number of full-time equivalent workers, the fatality rate in South Korea (1.86‱) was three times higher than that in the United Kingdom (0.56‱). These findings reveal a difference in the fatality rate depending on the method used to calculate the number of full-time equivalent workers. Therefore, the number of full-time equivalent workers must be calculated for each country to accurately compare the fatality rate. Ultimately, the study’s results highlight the need for clearer standards in the assessment of the fatality rate by country in international organizations such as the ILO.

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[IEEE Style]

정재민, 이채현, 심유경, 정재욱, 이재현, "Comparison of Difference in the Investigation of Fatality Rate in Construction among Various Countries," Journal of the Korean Society of Safety, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 47-53, 2021. DOI: 10.14346/JKOSOS.2021.36.4.47.

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정재민, 이채현, 심유경, 정재욱, and 이재현. 2021. Comparison of Difference in the Investigation of Fatality Rate in Construction among Various Countries. Journal of the Korean Society of Safety, 36, 4, (2021), 47-53. DOI: 10.14346/JKOSOS.2021.36.4.47.

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