Use of a Hand-Held Computer to Audit Construction Fall Prevention Effectiveness

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• Personal Author:
  Akladios M ; Becker P ; Carr M ; Fullen M ; Lundstrom W
• Description:
  West Virginia University (WVU) has developed and deployed a computerised field audit to assist in the conduct of a safety intervention research project. The audit tool is used in the field on a touch screen hand-held computer to monitor construction contractor compliance with a fall hazard management program provided by WVU. The field audit provides feedback to contractors, determines whether contractors can retain a Fall-Safe designation from WVU, and provides data to WVU on the impact of its intervention efforts. The software is custom designed and incorporates questions that determine compliance with OSHA standards relating to falls. The audit tool generates percentage scores that indicate contractor successes in managing fall hazards. The tool is intended to be field- and user-friendly. The tool has been field-tested through 62 audits as plans are underway for its expansion and future development. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Audit Author Keywords: Computer Computer Software Construction Construction Industry Falls Injury Prevention Intervention Effectiveness Mobile Equipment Safety Software

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• ISSN:
  1466-5115
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16-24
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057500
• Citation:
  Int J Comput Integr Des Constr 2001 Feb; 3(1):16-24
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19940930
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Computer Integrated Design and Construction
• End Date:
  20000331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a4be7b07929a9cb59f007c6c555658bd9cabcba5719a55d017ec9efd062cb2a8c307f1ffc69eaf9f1f08a838b4c32adf841aa36c59d4441d096d5e169d0ea37f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214839/cdc_214839_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.05 MB ]