falls from heightconstruction workcohort studyinjury surveillanceBackgroundFalls from height (FFH) continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality across the construction industry. MethodsBy linking data on work hours with workers' compensation records, rates of work-related injuries resulting from ...
Background Falls from height (FFH) are a longstanding, serious problem in construction. Methods We report workers' compensation (WC) payments associated with FFH among a cohort (n=24,830; 1989–2008) of carpenters. Mean/median payments, cost rates, and adjusted rate ratios based on hours work...
Fall from height accidents reported via the (see CIS 95-1930) were analysed for the period 1996/2001. It was found that the construction sector had the highest number of falls, but similar fatality rates were found in construction and agriculture. There were few fatalities due to low falls,...
禄Falling from heights is one of Britain's leading causes of workplace accidents, accounting for 1 in 12 injuries recorded by the Health and Safety Executi... Peter,Harvey - 《Storage Handling Distribution》 被引量: 0发表: 2014年 Working at height in construction: risk taking behaviour in re...
anattempttoimprovethecurrentapproachforsafetymanagementintheconstruction industrywillbepresentedinthispaper.Tothisaim.thefeaturesofferedbyBayesiannetworkshavebeenexploited.Thepresent researchhasledtothedefinitionofaprobabilisticmodelusingelicitationtechniquesfromsubjectiveknowledge.Thismode1.which mightbemeantasareliable...
Preventive measures against falls from height andforms of prevention are also presented. They consist basically in knowing the systemand the construction process to be adopted by the company; evaluation of the riskyand ergonomic situations in the activities of production in building plot; elaboration ...
The article discusses the tests carried out by the Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists (ATLAS) to prevent accidents by falls from height in the construction industry. It is stated that the ATLAS Safety Committee has carried out several vital safety tests on ladders and modular ...
Soft retention in height fall safety devices Height falls in construction work cause fatal or serious accidents every year. Safety devices used to avoid this are supposed to stop the falling worker by... R Irles,J Pomares,E Segovia,... - 《Wit Transactions on the Built Environment》 被引量...
in severity from minor injury falls to catastrophic injury cases and have represented workers from a range of sectors but most frequently construction or logistics. According to The Health and Safety Executive in 2018/19, 40 fatal injuries to workers were recorded due to falls from a height. ...
Falls from height effect a wide demographic and can occur in many different settings. Falls can be due to either unintentional circumstances or suicide attempts and can also be associated with drugs, alcohol, and psychiatric illness. In the occupational setting, falls from height are the most comm...