Accident patterns and prevention measures for fatal occupational falls in the construction industry

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 391-400

  Chi, Chia Fen ^a   Chang, Tin Chang ^a   Ting, Hsin I ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CTCI CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction ergonomics; Construction site safety; Falls from height; Fatal falls

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FLOORS; LADDERS; ROOFS; SCAFFOLDS; STEEL;

FALL SITE; FLOOR OPENINGS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE); PREVENTION MEASURES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

STEEL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; BUILDING; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUMPING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; VICTIM;

EID: 18844391780     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.09.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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