Key Stakeholder Perceptions of Select Forward Mobile Equipment Pedestrian Alarms

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• Personal Author:
  Abulhassan Y ; Kilpatrick R ; Wilbanks D
• Description:
  Introduction: Workplace interactions between pedestrians and industrial mobile equipment often result in workplace fatalities. Employers are normally required to provide pedestrian warning alarms for reverse travel only, though forward travel accidents may comprise as much as 50% of all related fatalities. Method: This study was conducted to compare unique configurations of common pedestrian warning alarms to determine whether worker role or equipment configuration were significant independent variables of worker perception of forward alarm irritation and excellent warning characteristics, and whether forward alarms are perceived to be important. Results: While worker role was not found to be a significant variable, select alarm configuration properties were found to be significant. Practical Applications: The results of the study suggest that a combination of broadband and light emitting diode devices are preferential to all other configurations studied. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automation Electrical Equipment And Supplies Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Statistics Author Keywords: Alarms Fatalities Materials Handling Equipment Mobile Equipment Noise Pedestrian Safety Warning Devices Warning Signals Worker Perception Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Kentucky ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  408-415
• Volume:
  80
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067971
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2022 Feb; 80:408-415
• Contact Point Address:
  David Wilbanks, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, 157 Industry & Technology Center, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071, United States
• Email:
  dwilbanks@murraystate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:052a6002cf434efcc6f5488e447efc2ba66fb019b1907ff917ae39cc4afce9dc96815b0323048b9fd9cf8a9237f7b5525ed03d91cee5d10660f40e040ca3b02f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230203/cdc_230203_DS1.pdf
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