Case studies on fall from elevated devices among fire fighters

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• Personal Author:
  Merinar, Timothy R. ; Merinar, Timothy R.
• Description:
  This chapter summarizes a number of incidents involving fire fighters falling from elevated devices such as aerial ladders and aerial platforms, from fire escapes, and from the top of fire apparatus. These incidents were investigated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program of the Division of Safety Research located in Morgantown, West Virginia. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Body Height Construction Industry Firefighters Fires Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Public Health Risk Assessment Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Aerial Platform Author Keywords: Fire Fighters Case Reports Construction Control Methods Emerging Technology Fall Protection Fall Restraint Falls Fire Apparatus Fire Fighters Fire Fighting Equipment Guidelines Height Factors Hoisting Equipment Humans Industrial Environment Injury Prevention Ladder Belts Ladders Mortality Data Protective Measures Public Health Risk Analysis Safety Practices Safety Research Scaffolds Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Surveillance Training Work Practices

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• ISBN:
  9781482217148
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book ; Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  427-442
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048935
• Citation:
  Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices. Hsiao H, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2016 Oct; :427-442
• Editor(s):
  Hsiao H ; Hsiao H
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Public Safety
• 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/203551/cdc_203551_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 953.30 KB ]