Case studies on fall from elevated devices among fire fighters

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• Personal Author:
  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:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Body Height
  • Construction Industry
  • Firefighters
  • Fires
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Hoisting equipment
  • Scaffolds
  • Ladders
  • Fire fighters
  • Fire fighting equipment
  • Risk analysis
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Injury prevention
  • Accident prevention
  More +
• ISBN:
  9781482217148
• Document Type:
  Text
• Editor:
  Hsiao H
• 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:
  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
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203551/cdc_203551_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 953.30 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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