Advisor(s)
Wesley Zech
Committee Member(s)
Donald Burke
Jason Kirby
Michael Aderson
Vrginia Sisiopiku
Wesley Zech
School
School of Engineering
Document Type
Dissertation
Department (new version)
Civil Engineering
Date of Award
6-4-2025
Abstract
This research examines the safety challenges faced by Transportation Maintenance Technicians (TMTs) at the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). By ana-lyzing extensive injury data from 2009 to 2024, along with insights from surveys and interactions with ALDOT personnel, this effort highlights significant trends and relation-ships among injury characteristics such as nature, cause, source, and affected body parts. The findings reveal considerable costs and productivity losses associated with common injury types that warrant the need for targeted interventions. By reviewing successful safety programs across various state Departments of Transportation (DOTs), the study identifies opportunities to enhance safety within ALDOT. This effort proposes a step-by-step job hazard analysis (JHA) approach tailored specifically for TMTs, complete with customized JHA forms ready for immediate use by ALDOT. Additionally, the research presents improved and revised First Report of Injury (FROI) forms to standardize reporting and enhance future injury analysis. These measures are expected to reduce injury frequency and severity, manage associated costs, and foster a proactive safety culture within ALDOT. The study acknowledges lim-itations, such as absence of work hours data needed to calculate injury rates, and deficien-cies in injury data categorization, suggesting areas for future research. Ultimately, the findings serve as a foundation for future safety improvements and continued research to address evolving risks in ALDOT’s transportation maintenance operations.
ProQuest ID
Recommended Citation
Marji, Lana, "Development Of Aldot'S Worker Safety Assessment, Risk Identification, And Control Program" (2025). All ETDs from UAB. 7320.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/7320
