Evaluation of guardrail systems for preventing falls through roof and floor holes

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-211

  Bobick, Thomas G ^a   McKenzie Jr , E A ^a   Kau, Tsui Ying ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall to lower level; Force measurement; Guardrail; Residential construction; Roofing

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; FALL TO LOWER LEVEL; GUARDRAIL SYSTEMS; INSTALLATION TIME; LABORATORY TESTING; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION; SAFETY RESEARCH; STEEL FRAME; TESTING METHODOLOGY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FLOORS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; GUARD RAILS; INSTALLATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASUREMENTS; ROOFS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; EVALUATION; FALLING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953911467     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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