Download or read book Stop the Slip written by Thom Disch and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slips, trips and falls are a chronic health problem in the US and around the world. Fall injuries are the number one cause of emergency room visits and the fourteenth leading cause of death in the US. The average person is 7 times more likely to die from a fall than from the flu and 3 times more likely to die from a fall than by a firearm. Since 1999, we have reduced deaths from heart disease 15%. Deaths caused by auto accidents are down 12%. But during that same time period deaths from falls have increased over 150%. Both injuries and deaths caused by falls are at record highs and the problem continues to grow. We've learned how to fix the human heart and we have made driving safer. Now is the time to focus on preventing fall injuries.The good news is that fall injuries are preventable. Everyone falls, but falls don't just happen, they're preceded by other events. When you eliminate those events, you reduce the risk of falling. Stop the Slip shows how you can avoid these injuries. Following the simple five step A-L-E-R-T System(tm) discussed in the book you will reduce your risk of falling.Thom Disch provides an entertaining and engaging look at: Why we fall; where we fall; the business side of falls; and most importantly how we can prevent and avoid fall injuries. The book is a comprehensive mix of research on the topic of falls and fall injuries mixed with real world stories and experiences about falls and their consequences. As you read this book you'll also discover many interesting and surprising facts. For example: *Fall injuries are not just a problem for the elderly. 75% of all fall injuries happen to people under the age of 68.*The annual economic impact of fall injuries in the US exceeds $150 billion, or more than 1% of our gross domestic product. *Falls are the number one cause of traumatic brain injuries. *Falls cause nearly 4 times more emergency room visits than auto accidents.
Download or read book Preventing Slips and Trips at Work written by GREAT BRITAIN: HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE. and published by . This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 566 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.
Download or read book Slip and Fall Prevention written by Steven Di Pilla and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-06-26 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average cost of a worker fall is $12,470, increasing to over $26,000 when lost production and other costs are factored in. At a profit margin of 10%, more than $250,000 of revenue needs to be generated to cover a single slip/fall loss. Costs are higher for falls sustained by the public. Slip and Fall Prevention: A Practical Handbook resp
Download or read book Accident Prevention Manual for Industrial Operations written by National Safety Council and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stop Slip and Fall Accidents written by George Sotter and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Illumination for Safety written by United States. Bureau of Labor Standards and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Falls in Older People written by Stephen R. Lord and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition of this very successful book was written to synthesise and review the enormous body of work covering falls in older people, there has been an even greater wealth of informative and promising studies designed to increase our understanding of risk factors and prevention strategies. This second edition, first published in 2007, is written in three parts: epidemiology, strategies for prevention, and future research directions. New material includes recent studies covering: balance studies using tripping, slipping and stepping paradigms; sensitivity and depth perception visual risk factors; neurophysiological research on automatic or reflex balance activities; and the roles of syncope, vitamin D, cataract surgery, health and safety education, and exercise programs. This edition will be an invaluable update for clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, researchers, and all those working in community, hospital and residential or rehabilitation aged care settings.
Download or read book Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health written by Pedro M. Arezes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a number of important issues in the area of occupational safety and hygiene. Presenting both research and best practices for the evaluation of occupational risk, safety and health in various types of industry, it particularly focuses on occupational safety in automated environments, innovative management systems and occupational safety in a global context. The different chapters examine the perspectives of all those involved, such as managers, workers and OSH professionals. Based on selected contributions presented at the 15th International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2019), held on 15–16 April, 2019, in Guimarães, Portugal, the book serves as a timely reference guide and source of inspiration to OSH researchers, practitioners and organizations operating in a global context.
Download or read book Patient Safety and Quality written by Ronda Hughes and published by Department of Health and Human Services. This book was released on 2008 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Download or read book Falls in Older People written by Rein Tideiksaar and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides the practical recommendations, modifications, types of equipment, and resources that will improve the safety, health, and quality of life of older patients and residents of long-term care facilities. It also includes photocopiable forms and discharge checklists."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Slips Trips and Falls and the Design and Construction of Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monash University Accident Research Centre was commissioned by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) to undertake a study of the incidence of slips, trips and falls and their relationship to the design and construction of buildings. The objective of this study was to review and analyse Australian fall injury and fatality data and the international scientific literature in order to ascertain whether the existing requirements of the BCA provide an acceptable minimum standard of safety relating to the incidence of slips, trips and falls in buildings for the community.
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.
Download or read book Understanding and Preventing Falls written by Roger Haslam and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readable and authoritative, Understanding and Preventing Falls provides a guide to the nature and extent of the problem of falls. Drawing on the latest research, the authors outline the combination of environmental factors that commonly lead to falls and explore how to prevent them. The case is made for a multifaceted approach to falls prevention,
Download or read book Handbook of Safety and Health for the Service Industry 4 Volume Set written by Charles D. Reese and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 1907 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of the four volumes in the Handbook of Safety and Health for the Service Industry demonstrates how to tackle particular safety and health dangers in sub sectors of the service industry. They cover materials and goods services, infrastructure services, administrative services, and people-oriented services. Closely examining hazard identificatio
Download or read book Industrial Safety and Health for Goods and Materials Services written by Charles D. Reese and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-10-24 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial Safety and Health for Goods and Materials Services focuses on the safety requirements of the wholesale and retail trades, including warehousing. This detailed text describes the hazards associated with chemicals, compressed gases, and fire. In addition to discussing the ergonomics behind hand tools, ladders, machine guarding, material ha
Download or read book Facility Management Volume II written by Ramesh Upadhyay and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a sincere effort by the author in collating the information’s and sharing with the young facility management professionals. Author have referred a good number of BIS standards and NBC and the same is represented here for easy references. I hope this efforts will help the FM fraternity in upgrading their knowledge and it will help in enhancing their performance. This initiative will also help the corporate with an updated work force with required information radially available. I am also hopeful that the organizations shall also benefit from our efforts and this will help them in reducing their operational cost with increased efficiency of their FM team.
