Fall prevention and protection: principles, guidelines, and practices

✍ Scribed by Hongwei Hsiao PhD

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 566
Series: Human factors and ergonomics
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book covers a wealth of knowledge from experts and informed stakeholders on the best ways to understand, prevent, and control fall-related risk exposures. Featured are subjects on: (1) a public health view of fall problems and strategic goals; (2) the sciences behind human falls and injury risk; (3) research on slips, trips and falls; (4) practical applications of prevention and protection tools and methods in industrial sectors and home/communities; (5) fall incident investigation and reconstruction; and (6) knowledge gaps, emerging issues, and recommendations for fall protection research and fall mitigation.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Section I. A public health view of fall problems and strategic goals --
section II. Sciences behind human falls and injury risk --
section III. Research on slips, trips, and falls --
section IV. Practical applications of prevention and protection tools and methods --
section V. Fall incident investigation and reconstruction --
section VI. Knowledge gaps, emerging issues, and recommendations for fall protection research and fall mitigation.

✦ Subjects

Falls (Accidents);Prevention;Industrial safety;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS;Infrastructure;SOCIAL SCIENCE;General;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS;Infrastructure;SOCIAL SCIENCE;General

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