Portable ladder assessment tool development and validation - Quantifying best practices in the field

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 636-639

  Dennerlein, Jack T ^a   Ronk, Christopher J ^a   Perry, Melissa J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Fall hazard identification; Falls; Ladder

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL DEVELOPMENT; ASSESSMENT TOOLS; BEST PRACTICES; CHECK-LISTS; EXTENSION LADDERS; FALL HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; FALLS; FOUR GROUPS; KAPPA COEFFICIENTS; PRACTICAL METHODS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

LADDERS;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MICROCOMPUTER; NORMAL HUMAN; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 61549092500     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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