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Fall Prevention and Protection: Principles, Guidelines, and Practices: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Editat de PhD Hsiao
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 oct 2024
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032918822
ISBN-10: 1032918829
Pagini: 566
Ilustrații: 183
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 mm
Greutate: 1.05 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Seria Human Factors and Ergonomics

Locul publicării:Boca Raton, United States

Public țintă

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Cuprins

Fall Problems as a Public Health Matter. Sciences of Human Falls and Injury Risk. Research on Slips and Trips. Falls from Elevation. Evidence-based Applications—Research to Practices. Fall Incident Investigation and Reconstruction. Regulatory standards and industrial guidelines. Knowledge gaps, emerging issues, and recommendations for fall protection research and fall mitigation.

Notă biografică

Dr. Hongwei Hsiao serves as Chief of the Protective Technology Branch within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). He received his degrees from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) and the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI). He has held product design, engineering, and management positions in industry.
Dr. Hsiao joined NIOSH in 1991 and has been instrumental in expanding the NIOSH Human Factors and Safety Engineering (HFSE) programs. He has developed seven new laboratories for fall prevention, virtual reality research, three-dimensional (3D) anthropometry, high-impulse trauma experiments, human motion analysis, sensor systems testing, and digital human modeling. He is a highly proactive manager who is dedicated to the advancement of his staff. He has mentored numerous service fellows and international scholars; all are now successful professionals. He is also an active proponent of strategic goal achievement and is frequently invited to speak on program development and related strategic issues at international organizations and conferences.

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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) p