Multimodal indicator safety device for ladder positioning

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hsiao H ; Powers J ; Simeonov P
• Description:
  A safety device for measuring and indicating the level of a ladder having rungs extending between a pair of elongated ladder rails, the safety device comprising a housing dimensioned to be inserted into one of the rungs of the ladder, an electronic sensor disposed in the housing, a controller disposed in the housing, which is in electronical communication with the sensor, at least one indicator, and a power supply for supplying power to the device. The electronic sensor measures the inclination of the ladder to produce a measured inclination which the controller compares to a stored predetermined level value to produce a comparison signal. The at least one indicator receives the comparison signal and indicates to the user the comparison signal. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Extension-ladders Injury-prevention Ladders Monitoring-systems Monitors Safety-equipment Warning-devices Warning-signals
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041142
• Citation:
  US Pat 8,167,087 2012 May; :1-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  United States Patent 8,167,087
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fa9d3ee05465da1fcd982df1afb74df9a635f3e938d907500b95dc9d719bf0d19d9206ec8f234a49ae5b2cfd80bb4812a7827c16737f1cf015425cd6c106342e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193776/cdc_193776_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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