Slips Stumbles And Falls

Author : B. Everett Gray
Publisher : ASTM International
ISBN 13 : 0803114087
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slips, Stumbles, and Falls written by B. Everett Gray and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1990 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers of the ASTM symposium on [title], held in Denver, October 1989, present a variety of viewpoints to stimulate additional investigation for the development of coefficient of friction principles and devices, the application of which could be helpful in better understanding the causes of pedestri

Author : Michael Erard
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1400095433
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Um. . . written by Michael Erard and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes: An original, entertaining, and surprising book that investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them. “An enjoyable tour of linguistic mishaps.” —The New York Times Book Review Um... is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday speech to be filled with errors—about one in every ten words. In this charming, engaging account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains why our attention to some blunders rises and falls. Where did the Freudian slip come from? Why do we prize "umlessness" in speaking—and should we? And how do we explain the American presidents who are famous for their verbal stumbles?

Author : Steven Di Pilla
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420082361
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention written by Steven Di Pilla and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference for the prevention, control, and mitigation of slip, trip, and fall accidents, this volume covers standards and best practices relating to facility design, effective management control programs, test methods and standards relating to pedestrian safety, and slip resistance methods. Providing information on slip/fall accident reporting, investigation, and mitigation, it includes checklists, handouts, case studies, rich online resources, and an extensive bibliography.

Author : Shrawan Kumar
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780203016268
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biomechanics in Ergonomics written by Shrawan Kumar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-03-25 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two important goals of ergonomics are the comfort, and the health and safety of workers. In many ways these are mutually compatible, for where health and safety is jeopardized, the discomfort results. Most work-related injuries can be viewed as biochemical damage to a tissue or organ; ultimately all injuries are sustained by tissues. Writte

Author : In-Ju Kim
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319562428
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pedestrian Fall Safety Assessments written by In-Ju Kim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines pedestrian shoe-floor slip resistance from an engineering standpoint in order to better understand friction and wear behavior. This analysis includes an extensive investigation into the surface properties of shoes and flow, and the measurement of dynamic friction and other mechanical and physical aspects of shoe-floor tribology. Lastly, the book proposes a measurement concept for the identification and classification of operational floor surfaces under a range of different conditions. Novel techniques and methods are proposed that can improve the reliability of slip resistance assessments. The current state of knowledge is critically examined and discussed from a tribological perspective, including aspects like friction, wear, lubrication and the mechanical behavior of shoes, floors and their wider environment. Further, the book reports on extensive experimental investigations into the topographical characteristics of shoe and floor surfaces and how they affect slip resistance. Slips resulting in pedestrian falls are a major cause of injuries and deaths for all age groups. This important book provides essential insights for researchers, practicing engineers and public safety officials wishing to learn about how the risk of pedestrian slips can be assessed and understood.

Author : Rein Tideiksaar, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826152937
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Falling In Old Age written by Rein Tideiksaar, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996-11-26 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Falling is one of the most common causes of disability in later life and is also one of the most preventable. This book provides an enormous body of fall-related research that has been organized by the author into easy, digestible information for geriatric health professionals. Extensively updated and revised for its second edition, the book has direct clinical applications and strategies for preventing and managing falls. It also contains new information on the physical, psychological, and social complications of falling. For physicians, nurses, administrators, and staff in long-term and other geriatric care settings, this book will be an essential resource.

Author : Hongwei Hsiao, PhD
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315356260
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fall Prevention and Protection written by Hongwei Hsiao, PhD and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : William J. Schalitz
Publisher : ASTM International
ISBN 13 : 0803134827
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technology of Floor Maintenance and Current Trends written by William J. Schalitz and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 2004 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark I. Marpet
Publisher : ASTM International
ISBN 13 : 0803134541
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metrology of Pedestrian Locomotion and Slip Resistance written by Mark I. Marpet and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 2003 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers from the June 2001 Symposium on Metrology of Pedestrian Locomotion and Slip Resistance present the latest research findings on both how much friction pedestrians require during ambulation and how to measure the friction available between the walkway surface and the shoe bottom. Some specific

Author : Amit Bhattacharya
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439819343
Total Pages : 1335 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Occupational Ergonomics written by Amit Bhattacharya and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 1335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fifteen years since the publication of Occupational Ergonomics: Theory and Applications significant advances have been made in this field. These advances include understanding the impact of ageing and obesity on workplace, the role of ergonomics in promoting healthy workplaces and healthy life styles, the role of ergonomic science in the design of consumer products, and much more. The caliber of information and the simple, practical ergonomics solutions in the second edition of this groundbreaking resource, though, haven’t changed. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Enhanced coverage of ergonomics in the international arena Emerging topics such as Healthcare Ergonomics and economics of ergonomics Coverage of disability management and psychosocial rehabilitation aspects of workplace and its ergonomics implication Current ergonomics solutions from "research to practice" Synergy of healthy workplaces with healthy lifestyles Impact of physical agents on worker health/safety and its control Additional problems with solutions in the appendix The book covers the fundamentals of ergonomics and the practical application of those fundamentals in solving ergonomic problems. The scope is such that it can be used as a reference for graduate students in the health sciences, engineering, technology and business as well as professional practitioners of these disciplines. Also, it can be used as a senior level undergraduate textbook, with solved problems, case studies, and exercises included in several chapters. The book blends medical and engineering applications to solve musculoskeletal, safety, and health problems in a variety of traditional and emerging industries ranging from the office to the operating room to operations engineering.