Use of walking simulations to assess the frictional requirements of slip resistant gait

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• Personal Author:
  Cham R ; Mahboobin A ; Piazza SJ
• Description:
  The slip simulation findings imply the need for early and appropriate active corrective responses to prevent a fall, especially in slippery environments with u < peak RCOF. This need was evident when comparing the experimental and simulated slips. In addition, the agreement between the simulation peak RCOF and the value identified in our simulations support the validity of our simulation results. A limitation to our approach is the use of a planar model rather than a three-dimensional model. More complex models will be needed to fully understand slipping behavior, as experimentally measured postural recovery responses from slips are not restricted to the sagittal plane. In summary, we feel that forward dynamic simulations may have a potential for use in occupational falls prevention research and applications. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Ergonomics Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accident-statistics Injuries Injury-prevention Models Posture Qualitative-analysis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Surface-properties

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  90-92
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039944
• Citation:
  Research and Practice for Fall Injury Control in the Workplace: Proceedings of International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2012-103, 2011 Nov; :90-92
• Contact Point Address:
  Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Mining ; Oil and Gas Extraction ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20020801
• Source Full Name:
  Research and Practice for Fall Injury Control in the Workplace: Proceedings of International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection
• End Date:
  20110831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192982/cdc_192982_DS1.pdf
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