Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Investigation of the relationship between occupational cognitive failures and work-related accidents in heavy equipment operators of Shahid Rajaee port complex

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Reza Jafari Nodoushan 1
. Afarin Akhavan 2
. mohammad Esmaeeli Miyanshahri 3
. Vida Sadat Anoosheh 4

1 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

2 Department of Industrial Engineering, Science and Arts University, Yazd, Iran

3 M.Sc Student of Industrial Safety, Science and Arts University, Yazd, Iran

4 M.Sc Student of Ergonomics, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Occupational accidents have many undesirable and irreparable effects on labor
forces, assets, environment, and credibility of organizations. Human errors are one of the most
important causes of occupational accidents. Human errors have different causes, but in all cases,
human cognitive abilities and limitations play important roles; in this research, the relationship between
occupational cognitive failures and work-related accidents in heavy equipment operators of Shahid
Rajaee Port Complex has been investigated.
METHODS: This research was done through the field method. A sample of 332 people was selected
by a stratified sampling method among all heavy equipment operators. The data gathering tool
contained a 30-item occupational cognitive failure questionnaire. Furthermore, regression analysis
method was used to test the hypotheses.
RESULTS: The results of this study showed that cognitive failures of occupational accidents on
direct work-related accidents in heavy equipment operators of Shahid Rajaee Port complex have a
direct effect (P < 0.00). Further more, variables that modify the research are age, work experience,
working hours, educational level, type of occupation, and marital status of the operators.
CONCLUSION: Regarding the direct relation between cognitive occupational failures and occupational
accidents, one can predictive this result that the occupational cognitive failure questionnaire can be
used as a predictive tool in accidents of Shahid Rajaee Port Complex.

Keywords

Cognitive failure
occupational accidents heavy equipment operators
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 10, Issue 7
July 2020
Pages 1-8

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