Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hsiao H
• Description:
  This book covers a wealth of knowledge from experts and informed stakeholders on the best ways to understand, prevent, and control fall-related risk exposures. Featured are subjects on: (1) a public health view of fall problems and strategic goals; (2) the sciences behind human falls and injury risk; (3) research on slips, trips and falls; (4) practical applications of prevention and protection tools and methods in industrial sectors and home/communities; (5) fall incident investigation and reconstruction; and (6) knowledge gaps, emerging issues, and recommendations for fall protection research and fall mitigation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Behavior Body Height Construction Industry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

  More +
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Control Methods Emerging Technology Fall Protection Falls Guidelines Height Factors Humans Industrial Environment Injury Prevention Ladders Occupational Hazards Personal Protective Equipment Protective Measures Public Health Risk Factors Safety Equipment Safety Practices Safety Research Scaffolds Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Work Practices

  More +
• ISBN:
  9781482217148
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• 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:
  1-547
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048923
• Citation:
  Hsiao H, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2016 Oct; :1-547
• Editor(s):
  Hsiao H
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e3600c8d11ca21ed85a523839f0851d34f9cb80ecbf18d1709a70084ebcaa6e4a57d6101288bfd41296e03b75ec0a539668cfc24ccc750c0137cd0fc2f57138
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203539/cdc_203539_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 13.58 MB ]