Influence of weather conditions on the performance of energy absorbers and guided type fall arresters on a flexible anchorage line during fall arresting

Safety Science

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 519-536

  Baszczyński, Krzysztof ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Energy absorbers; Guided type fall arresters on a flexible anchorage line; Influence of weather conditions on parameters of the equipment; Personal protective equipment against falls from a height; Test methods

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; POLYAMIDES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); ROPE;

ENERGY ABSORBERS; FALL ARRESTERS; FIBER ROPES; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FALLING; FIBER; FORCE; HEIGHT; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY TEST; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 1942540804     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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