Fall prevention and protection : principles, guidelines, and practices / / edited by Hongwei Hsiao

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (556 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.1
• Soggetto topico: Falls (Accidents) - Prevention; Industrial safety
• Persona (resp. second.): HsiaoHongwei
• Note generali: Description based on print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fall prevention and protection
• ISBN: 1-315-35626-0; 1-315-37374-2; 1-4822-1715-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910149364603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Human factors and ergonomics.