Fall prevention and protection: a public health matter

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• Personal Author:
  Hsiao H
• Description:
  Slips, trips, and falls (STF) represent a serious hazard to workers and occupants in many industries, homes, and communities. Countering STF hazards and risks through all aspects of control measures is a public health matter, a challenging yet tangible undertaking. This chapter describes a public health approach to STF prevention. It summarizes the industries, occupations, and special population groups that are at increased STF risk due to their high STF-related fatality or nonfatal injury counts (or rates). The chapter also suggests critical research topics for global STF control, which correspond to the overall structure of this book - from fall injury risk factors to fall prevention research, evidence-based fall prevention practices, fall injury case studies, and emerging issues in fall prevention and protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Behavior Body Height Construction Industry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Aging Author Keywords: Falls Construction Control Measure Control Methods Emerging Technology Fall Protection Falls Guidelines Healthcare Height Factors Human Characteristics Humans Industrial Environment Injury Prevention Ladders Personal Protective Equipment Protective Measures Public Health Risk Factors Safety Equipment Safety Practices Safety Research Scaffolds Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Trade Work Practices

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• 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:
  3-18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048925
• Citation:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices. Hsiao H, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2016 Oct; :3-18
• 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:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203541/cdc_203541_DS1.pdf
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