@ARTICLE{Szer_Iwona_Influence_2021,
 author={Szer, Iwona and Szer, Jacek and Kaszubska, Monika and Miszczak, Jakub and Hoła, Bożena and Błazik-Borowa, Ewa and Jabłoński, Marek},
 volume={vol. 67},
 number={No 3},
 pages={489-504},
 journal={Archives of Civil Engineering},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2021},
 publisher={WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES},
 abstract={The article analyses the changes occurring in accidents in the construction industry in Poland. It was analyzed the influence of the season on the number and structure of accidents. Research and analyzes were carried out on the basis of statistical data, made available by the Central Statistical Office, regarding accidents at work in construction that occurred in the period from 2010 to 2018. The total number of accidents at work in the construction sector in in these years shows a significant downward trend. A similar downward trend can also be seen in individual groups of accidents, broken down into light, serious and fatal. Based on the research carried out, the decisive impact of the season on the accident rates in construction sector was noticed. The smallest value of the accident frequency rate in most of the accident types considered can be observed in the winter season. In turn, the highest value of the light and fatal accident frequency rate can be observed in summer season (July - September). Weather conditions, for example, high temperatures and sunshine can lead to dangerous situations which can result in accidents at work. Climate conditions should therefore play an increasingly important role in assessing the risk of accidents.},
 type={Article},
 title={Influence of the seasons on construction site accidents},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/120654/28_ACE-00006_A4.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/ace.2021.138067},
 keywords={accidents, construction industry, employees, season, accident frequency index},
}