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Stairway and Handrail Design for Reducing Fall Injuries.

PB85199388

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Templer, J.; Archea, J.; Cohen, H. H.
Page Count	60
Abstract	Two research reports concerning traumatic, work-related injuries associated with stairway falls are included. One report describes an analysis of workers' compensation reports of injuries associated with stairs. Among the numerous findings, the records indicate that 92% of the injuries occurred when the worker was descending the stairway. The second report describes an observational study of workers using stairs encountered during their routine work. Several characteristics of the stairs, surrounding environment, and people were found to be associated with increased risk of falling. Features of the stairs which were correlated with increased risk included: riser height, tread depth, and the depth of nosing projections.
Keywords	Industrial accidents Stairways Occupational injuries Accidents Safety Risk Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Georgia Tech Research Inst., Atlanta.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.; Safety Sciences, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Safety Sciences, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198518
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-79-0020

Stairway and Handrail Design for Reducing Fall Injuries.

Stairway and Handrail Design for Reducing Fall Injuries.
PB85199388

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Templer, J.; Archea, J.; Cohen, H. H.
Page Count	60
Abstract	Two research reports concerning traumatic, work-related injuries associated with stairway falls are included. One report describes an analysis of workers' compensation reports of injuries associated with stairs. Among the numerous findings, the records indicate that 92% of the injuries occurred when the worker was descending the stairway. The second report describes an observational study of workers using stairs encountered during their routine work. Several characteristics of the stairs, surrounding environment, and people were found to be associated with increased risk of falling. Features of the stairs which were correlated with increased risk included: riser height, tread depth, and the depth of nosing projections.
Keywords	Industrial accidents Stairways Occupational injuries Accidents Safety Risk Occupational safety and health
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Georgia Tech Research Inst., Atlanta.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Div.; Safety Sciences, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Safety Sciences, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198518
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-79-0020