Developing a prototype of a tool that uses advanced computer simulations to assist in analysing and reconstructing the course of accidents at work caused by mechanical factors

Project manager: Paweł Budziszewski M.Sc. (Eng)

Project summary:

The project aimed to develop a tool that used computer simulations in analysing/reconstructing the course of a specific class of accidents at work taking into consideration the laws of dynamics, biomechanic properties of a human body, information gathered at an accident site and medical information on persons involved in accidents, and experts' knowledge on determining the causes of accidents.Software necessary to carry out the task was selected: the Madymo numerical package and the Pedestrian computer model of a human. The principles of gathering and specifying data on accidents at work to be used in reconstructions were established.Then, the possibilities of using the Pedestrian computer model of a human in reconstructing accidents at work were analysed. Information on accidents at work available in CIOP-PIB and in the database of the National Labour Inspectorate was analysed. On that basis two cases most suitable for a reconstruction were selected. Both of the selected accidents at work were reconstructed, which made it possible to select the most probable variants of the events that had led to the accidents; their probable causes were determined.

Unit: Department of Safety Engineering

Duration: 01.01.2008 – 30.12.2010