Contact of heavy vehicles with overhead power lines

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 951-955

  Koustellis, J D ^a   Anagnostatos, S D ^a   Halevidis, C D ^a   Karagrigoriou, F S ^a   Polykrati, A D ^a   Bourkas, P D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contact with overhead power lines; Health and safety; Heavy vehicle; Occupational accidents

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE PUMPS; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; ELECTRICAL FATALITY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEAVY VEHICLE; MEDIUM VOLTAGE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OVERHEAD POWER LINES; PROTECTION SYSTEMS;

CONCRETE PLACING; ELECTRIC LINES; VEHICLES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCUTION; GREECE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP;

EID: 79955657621     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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