Prevention of Falls on the Level in Occupational Situations: A Major Issue, a Risk to Be Managed

• Autorzy: Leclercq S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The terminology used to designate falls on the level is broadly based and the accidents concerned are only very rarely defined explicitly. A definition of falls on the level in occupational situations is therefore proposed. We attempt to define the issue represented by the prevention of such accidents on the basis of statistical data, prior to explaining the twin objectives focused on in the field of their prevention. We then propose a summary of unbalance risk factors in occupational situations. These factors are associated with different components of the occupational situation they concern: individuals, their tasks, the equipment used, or the working environment. The diversity of accident contexts and different in-company prevention possibilities are thereby highlighted. Finally, we discuss a number of consequences in prevention terms.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

falls on the level; unbalance; occupational accidents; prevention

PL

działanie antagonistyczne; wypadki przy pracy; upadek z wysokości; ochrona przed upadkiem z wysokości; zagrożenia zdrowia; niebezpieczne praktyki; sytuacje niebezpieczne

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: Vol. 8, No. 3
• Strony: 337--385
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Leclercq S.

• Man at Work Department, French National Research and Safety Institute (INRS), Vandoeuvre, France

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