Ladder safety: research, control, and practice

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• Personal Author:
  Simeonov P
• Description:
  This chapter summarizes the causes, mechanisms, and risk factors for ladder falls and the range of available and most promising control and prevention strategies, with an emphasis on portable ladders. The focus is on proximal factors associated with the most common user - ladder interactions, discussed from the perspective of mechanics, biomechanics, and human factors. The chapter reviews the current ladder safety standards, regulations, and practices and summarizes the latest ladder safety research. The chapter includes suggestions for ladder design improvements, research needs, and measures for preventing falls from ladders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Body Height Construction Industry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Public Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Control Methods Emerging Technology Fall Protection Falls Guidelines Height Factors Humans Industrial Environment Injury Prevention Ladders Protective Measures Public Health Risk Analysis Safety Practices Safety Research Slips, Trips, And Falls STF 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:
  241-270
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048933
• Citation:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices. Hsiao H, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2016 Oct; :241-270
• 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/203549/cdc_203549_DS1.pdf
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