Quantitative and qualitative factors that leads to slip and fall incidents

• Other Authors: Ardiyansyah Syahrom, Ahmad, Norazrin Azwani, Tap, Masine Md, Rohani, Jafri Mohd
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology.
• Subjects: Industrial accidents.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789811032868; 9789811032851
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (48 pages)

This book investigates the factors that lead to slip and fall incidents and establishes a relationship between the coefficient of friction (COF), floor slipperiness and floor roughness. It also examines human perception of slipperiness through measured coefficient of friction (COF). On the basis of...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Acknowledgement; Contents; Abstract; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 1.1 Occupational Accidents and Injuries; 1.1.1 Manufacturing Industry; 1.2 Types of Accidents; 1.3 Types of Fall; 1.3.1 Elevated Fall; 1.3.2 Same-Level Fall; 1.4 Slip-and-Fall Approaches; 1.4.1 Epidemiology Approach; 1.4.2 Biomechanics Approach; 1.4.3 Tribological Approach; 1.4.4 Human-Centered Approach; References; 2 Factors Leading to Slip-and-Fall Incidents; Abstract; 2.1 Seven Factors of Slip-and-Fall; 2.2 Leading Factors by Rank; References.
• 3 The Relationship Between Coefficient of Friction (COF) with Floor Slipperiness and RoughnessAbstract; 3.1 Measuring Device; 3.2 Test Condition; 3.3 Friction and Roughness Measurement; 3.4 Floor Slipperiness Measurement; 3.5 Floor Roughness Versus COF; References; 4 Human Perception of Slipperiness Through Measured COF; Abstract; 4.1 Method of Analysis; 4.2 Subjective Score Under Different Surface Conditions; 4.3 Subjective Score on Different Types of Floor; 4.4 Correlation Between Perceived Slipperiness and COF; References; 5 Conclusion; Abstract.
• 5.1 Significance to the Researchers or Academician5.2 Significance to the Industrial Practitioners; 5.3 Recommendations for Future Work.