Application of AHP and DEMATEL for Identifying Factors Influencing Coal Mine Practitioners’ Unsafe State

Lei Chen (), Hongxia Li () and Shuicheng Tian
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Lei Chen: College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Hongxia Li: College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Shuicheng Tian: College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: Background: To effectively avoid accidents caused by practitioners’ unsafe state in the process of coal mine production processes, it is necessary to clarify the factors influencing the practitioners’ unsafe state, and take corresponding control measures accordingly. Methods: With the help of literature research and on-site interviews, grounded theory was used to construct the influencing factor index system of the coal mine practitioners’ unsafe state. The index system primary includes indices of four core categories, physiology, psychology, organization, and technology, and secondary indices of fourteen main categories. An AHP-DEMATEL model was constructed to calculate the comprehensive degree of influence of each influencing factor and rank it. Results: The results show that the main factors affecting the coal mine practitioners’ unsafe state are physical quality, degree of fatigue, safety attitude, safety awareness, safety culture, and vigilance. Physical quality and degree of fatigue are the key factors that affect the coal mine practitioners’ unsafe state, which is more consistent with the actual situation of coal mine practitioners. With the findings of this study, coal mine managers can take relevant countermeasures to intervene in coal mine practitioners’ unsafe state and reduce the occurrence of accidents.

Keywords: coal mine practitioners; unsafe state; grounded theory; analytic hierarchy process (AHP); decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL); AHP-DEMATEL model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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