Climbing Direction, Number of Contact Points and Gender Influence Recovery from Ladder Falls but Not Glove Use

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• Personal Author:
  Beschorner KE ; Pliner EM ; Seo NJ
• Description:
  This study found that fall risk was higher for female participants than male participants, for descent than ascent and when only 2 extremities are contacting the ladder compared with 3 extremities. Gloves did not affect recovery. This study suggests that ladder safety should prioritize maintaining three points of contact over glove use. Also, this study suggests that additional protection may be needed during ladder descent and for female ladder climbers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Gender Factors Gloves Injury Prevention Ladders Risk Management Safety Practices Sex Factors
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; South Carolina ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  246-247
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052333
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio. Newark, DE: American Society of Biomechanics, 2015 Aug; :246-247
• Email:
  beschorn@pitt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20120901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:01dee7b8b23c7ef1c40fa9571eb8541e8cc4982bba04f661e05fc685e316f01237836436e6863b7d2ed3ee1ad28bb11d26fbc05ecf2eca320d2cf6569cf24264
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211877/cdc_211877_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 166.88 KB ]