TY - JOUR
T1 - Falls from height
T2 - Analysis of 114 cases
AU - Zlatar, Tomi
AU - Lago, Eliane Maria Gorga
AU - Soares, Willames de Albuquerque
AU - Baptista, João dos Santos
AU - Junior, Béda Barkokébas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia de Producao.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Paper aims: To study fall-accident cases in order to analyze the commonly missing or not adequately applied risk management measures (RMM) and its consequences depending on falling height. Originality: First study to analyze failed RMM for preventing falls from height. Research method: The study reviewed court cases published by the journal "Safety & Health Practitioner". NIOSH recommendations were used to define RMM to apply to this study. Main findings: Finally, in 98% of analyzed cases, the fall from height was a result of several non-adequate or missing RMM: in 81.6% procedures of work, 65.8% guardrails and edge protection, 60.5% risk assessment, and 60.5% platforms or scaffolds. It can be concluded that falls from height pose a significant risk for workers, which could be prevented by adequately apply RMM. Implications for theory and practice: The focus in the prevention of falls should be given on most common RMM.
AB - Paper aims: To study fall-accident cases in order to analyze the commonly missing or not adequately applied risk management measures (RMM) and its consequences depending on falling height. Originality: First study to analyze failed RMM for preventing falls from height. Research method: The study reviewed court cases published by the journal "Safety & Health Practitioner". NIOSH recommendations were used to define RMM to apply to this study. Main findings: Finally, in 98% of analyzed cases, the fall from height was a result of several non-adequate or missing RMM: in 81.6% procedures of work, 65.8% guardrails and edge protection, 60.5% risk assessment, and 60.5% platforms or scaffolds. It can be concluded that falls from height pose a significant risk for workers, which could be prevented by adequately apply RMM. Implications for theory and practice: The focus in the prevention of falls should be given on most common RMM.
KW - Fall accidents
KW - Injury
KW - Risk control
KW - Safety in construction
KW - Workplace fatalities
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066020833&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/0103-6513.20180091
DO - 10.1590/0103-6513.20180091
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85066020833
SN - 0103-6513
VL - 29
JO - Production
JF - Production
M1 - e20180091
ER -