Compendium: SIFs, Major Hazards, Fatal & Traumatic hazards, risks

This is an expansion to my prior compendium on Critical Controls, Barriers and Energy thinking. Suggest you read that in conjunction to this, link here:

Barriers, Critical Controls, Verifications, Energy Models 

If you’re after indicators check this mini-compendium out:

Safety & Risk Performance indicators (lead, lag, drive, process safety + more)

This compendium focuses on articles discussing SIFs, fatal & traumatic hazards, risks and similar concepts. Focus is on acute traumatic injury – occupational health/chronic exposures will be covered in the future.

I’ve focused on full-text articles – so there’s heaps of relevant articles not included here because I couldn’t source a link. Abstracts are towards the end.

I’ve largely omitted major hazards and process safety, as there’s too much ground to cover in a single article. I’ve also not included much traffic/transport, aviation and some other select industries.

NB. A special call-out to NIOSH – who has been supporting research on fatal and traumatic workplace injuries for decades. You’ll find several studies supported by them here.

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https://www.assp.org/docs/default-source/psj-articles/f1bayona_0923.pdf?sfvrsn=2ab06946_0

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-13741?download=true

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14545?trk=public_post_comment-text

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01446193.2016.1274418

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/aaaj-03-2014-1625/full/html

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10468201/

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100598

https://www.academia.edu/29785655/Exploring_the_relationship_between_major_hazard_fatal_and_non_fatal_accidents_through_outcomes_and_causes

https://www.academia.edu/81254206/Storybuilder_A_tool_for_the_analysis_of_accident_reports

https://www.academia.edu/23645173/The_software_tool_storybuilder_and_the_analysis_of_the_horrible_stories_of_occupational_accidents

https://www.academia.edu/29885714/Risk_horoscopes_Predicting_the_number_and_type_of_serious_occupational_accidents_in_The_Netherlands_for_sectors_and_jobs

https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/280203/1-s2.0-S1877050919X00071/1-s2.0-S1877050919304922/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEB8aCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJGMEQCIC4yqfcgpv9mK%2BPo7dtjXmmpcg29a7POQQnCFqwn2RWYAiBSMjXRJ4AUq4vwtqL5KGN0JA%2F0UClaxYB0g1dUC90E7yq8BQiH%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDA1OTAwMzU0Njg2NSIMOFr3QVfLYR9KCdXDKpAFvnm3txI3KorXdj2q06JnsdTbTMJ%2B190BcVu1smQG9f6CodsT6Ymgp6JXPTL%2FbwtA6vogFO0v7GHm4xdtT47FekZBCiCa6e9v84RzGHQxKt3NnM27kBx26r%2Bfyn5lpkOXY6PwHkrS9Xa4fOhQjTUvV83o3s3QPb4O0JeDUS5zxHCNkO5GiG919ZmFycL7xS1C4VoUNrN4Rgg2bj%2B3NaaMV3TvSefaKvh0tUQaGvTFfmVx5s9cRunG35r4RhT4ExRmjyaIWhIunJa%2BmoED1rrkWAtzpQK6%2BA1N%2B%2F4wlyDQzNCR63kzLdTXbip%2Bf6cDhiNwWevS7F4TW7CwTq%2BACoLU%2F4uLhk7%2B3apX9gm%2BlU8XGs8fi%2FjTgrTW2BkTigkhRhccnGcTUC38BHv%2BVHsD5VtnZRwok6IxH4BTwUr3zQgDaPcIfIKO6DssNZCtFlRy%2FlIauPaTE%2BJ6ThkIK2vTIn9tB9HvHL9QckXl6Lnx%2BklTgtmFhRD1K1nFQg9w7oG%2FBlyzdQUCglMsa5BL47lw2KPDs7C8C9WAPhTpCUiCxxyhsphTqh7F%2Bxl6ji37KTAEVAl%2FRGroPphclCN8SvbDrgMWxfT9oUTN9dG2GIBZaEQTbg01qPaK%2FjReqNe6xNkU7FT0byOcSenjKbfnjaVAYl36szBuhSd1HKbto5W60DgZHXjUkRRKsBiv3G5USwsDJYu2YA1fN9X86CO0nE5F0NoGwc%2BeWXmy6YckzeoKtFIgGsEKCro2T06nU5b9D4LnO5CrAs8tWlFD3qmtiaTlw0eCGGQTBsb%2BmQ%2FcL2p%2FbaP98HG9zCluq%2BMmko%2F%2BDFetL8is38QUoAUZS%2BdCznc1zqb5hWZzuCD8x5YN4PeXiQCZEgEwo8KjvwY6sgGL7djhz91%2FK1ocgKeHQVQI%2FGYkMIpkbXv9UWM%2FtdJ%2B8mHUegS32l5KfHZbrXKgJYca%2BV8VR%2F%2B0VNZRWXf8U%2BU41E%2FJXSJGfHEbYhKPpijv8Q%2BFZqYdn0%2B%2FgMJyjHpUlfY7nOf293SWizKCgJtor2MXh72N0EXyjwnUGaIXFHeJxTACaCeJ17qVqRB%2BllnAJNHFRIaw5WyouAd7Y5I6yRrgNCOuMkxYmC3BlxocD8uGVSWD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20250330T074543Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTY4WJZC23N%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=23838e14b90224763f2515b0423959e5317d32496f515de47b473828c6046cb5&hash=4ce001c4026661052ef4d416375aedb39ccbfe1ddf197356ad94bf982beaeb2f&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S1877050919304922&tid=spdf-a63ac5f4-b895-48be-8595-10b93f9d07a4&sid=3e32764372db224ce478c5b-ecdf5091250agxrqa&type=client&tsoh=d3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29t&rh=d3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29t&ua=1b13575158550405575250&rr=9285fd344c69d713&cc=au

https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2459401

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950423021003041

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105494

https://www.academia.edu/87380877/OE_Fatality_Prevention_at_an_Organisational_Level

https://www.academia.edu/96450917/Failure_to_learn_from_safety_incidents_Status_challenges_and_opportunities

https://www.academia.edu/77688977/Assessing_and_Preventing_Serious_Incidents_with_Behavioral_Science_Enhancing_Heinrich_s_Triangle_for_the_21st_Century

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105986

https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/85051/1/978-3-031-35163-1.pdf#page=33

https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/hh63t155h

https://doi.org/10.3390/safety4030033

https://journalofsar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Vol05_Iss01_revised.pdf#page=41

https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/278707/1-s2.0-S1878522009X00020/1-s2.0-S1878522009002586/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjECAaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQDVBNCV7zkMcuYFk7DANbfBX22UE0IcQsxH6wWN56SU4QIgXtMx7FX0mAQZu7L2T1v0a55Z1RImd0jwuoGi5ERBqiAqvAUIiP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwwNTkwMDM1NDY4NjUiDCaRtEWVr3z8KNfV3CqQBUBWbGIri%2BWNcM6gLAJrLzanOaV%2BHFDdC8SWzzCgbkb0hy7yuXkZI6rKmqm8aQACMrvTAWXIrq8BTama%2BMyunsWKGU5Go4YYOxdv%2B9H4DKST5BfDppJeTyMNOayUQBhJzBL8EdZRs8XGdE9ZpJtoF7jAxLhw%2FbNOQmRWfTY%2BLPERRNeAztlYTx2zqkAwcfxG9QMJxtWT4C4DGu6sAEkYgmeiyPUmSp9Z2LYMme3l98dS0lbiOrFo3O%2BHlbFZI3YwFXnx60fX2jJuDKjIKA%2Bbvfekjde%2FD3IupfsY87flsjOVjpvYp1cZ4LxQZgpb6XlFn1VcjlqfwTBWkKOqXDgv1UTOVx7yEjWOMXLnKbXMvvsA6D0zp7deseptA8jB%2B5fWub5uFGzEyYYY4o%2BnwuN5qsx%2FQJfMZxSqiKOs4Gik1pvytK%2FW0ptGRiYWkqjy2OWRXRTcm3eo2nnKxEobimds2IlQDixF3NdzbFJLNV1ak%2FR9xlpIoNge4iImLnYicexJXmO02WFXRwQIKQvH6HtiNmqZWQV2v0snEsSq%2BSQfkwEQhXSNPsaRB8SuoiFT%2BceyI7HkBiYMxiyycpDp6PNi1t2Xk9JlnRXJGN9zytuDnXnvJgrsS3ohmbQ69NISH34ljvb8uXpoeBvk%2BCAh7fgR6newRMhMHrnm1Q7BQ8zzNrZvBe1TyV%2FbFkhHc22pVM2b5q0tlV6ofsrzY3pa2WTH6BKliMlsN8p6jCt9ZB8GzNfh7W25AjgZF4TaeTPqw0jdEQtqdg0s7SbV%2FVHHfLw8hCgKxqbSnGOx7%2BIb5qr14V4ZUEDOgetQZKURBUqU2PnqYh1g%2Bcx8bxORwgA5R7SJg0J%2BZBuH1JaFtoX9wWOOjMsjMMTeo78GOrEBIfOYASpaG1uK0QOGbLKz%2BO1C9RqRkKn8cg94VqkyZm%2Bk0wc5mFR2bM%2B3DywGIiDtdOAeYWp61VRuq2cYFlxm9MH3ABiWCoK8EJyfMUpOI2LC3iwvfQlU4sOrmFWMAJKpfm%2F84oxCl2yYDKCq0D2v4L3vKo%2BWnw4sNI26O%2FbwyLj5TVzvK2ZwHn4OxOMsLxFKCKyZQ84vWs7Hk9gK%2BkjAmaAxlmBzARSint6QsrbTEE6o&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20250330T080856Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTYWFNXUGJV%2F20250330%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=189d8080bdcb88d4d2c1fa1e0f5b474ea6f88634303bcb4c7c5cbb06d56cdf2a&hash=5489a799989f6c82e74326f798ebdbec8cff3ae2493ddb53643e48790c186294&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S1878522009002586&tid=spdf-37e28f86-c8e9-4d2c-bd6e-06f5096b7a35&sid=3e32764372db224ce478c5b-ecdf5091250agxrqa&type=client&tsoh=d3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29t&rh=d3d3LnNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QuY29t&ua=1b13575158565307575001&rr=92861f36eaf2d71b&cc=au

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10803548.2021.1916238

https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/691242

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UynsKenlzixa_tIIEajnGiWDuSfMetdM/view

https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/7/1/21/pdf

https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147592

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/272/3/032063/pdf

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3233/WOR-182702

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2019.06.007

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3233/WOR-203291

https://www.academia.edu/29240290/Accident_precursors_and_near_misses_on_construction_sites_An_investigative_tool_to_derive_information_from_accident_databases

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357776063_The_Influence_of_Human-Organizational_Factors_on_Falling_Accidents_From_Historical_Text_Data

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https://www.academia.edu/91344828/Occupational_safety_during_interventions_in_confined_spaces

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51020064_Fatal_hydrogen_sulphide_poisoning_in_unconfined_spaces

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https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/cien.2006.159.6.46

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2010.03.001

http://behavioral-safety.com/articles/scandcsr2019.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222388127_Linking_construction_fatalities_to_the_design_for_construction_safety_concept

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=4330169

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/WOR-182715

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/216507990205001107

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/7/638/pdf

https://doi.org/10.5491/SHAW.2010.1.2.107

https://journals.utm.my/mjce/article/download/15846/7330

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