Everybody climbs up or down for some reason or other. Many fall and get injured or worse, end up killed, all over the world, especially in their place of work. Why does it happen? Does it have to be so? Can it be managed better and, if so, how? This book addresses these questions in layman's language, yet with technical detail to satisfy the more curious and challenge the more ambitious.In Safety at Height, hugely experienced author Natarajan Krishnamurthy shares his long research and consultancy experience on this subject to offer an overview of falls, methods to mitigate them and management techniques to ensure better safety. This book argues that deaths and major injuries from fall accidents could have been prevented by stakeholders knowing more and following guidelines. It looks at the mechanics of falls, lifelines that can be put in place and accidents in the workplace. It features exercises at the end of chapters to underpin learning and concludes with unusual fall situations. The reader will develop a good understanding of how to prevent falls across different real-life scenarios.This quick guide will be an ideal read for students and professionals in the fields of occupational safety and health, human factors and professions where slips, trips and falls have a tendency to occur.
In this book, the author shares his long research and consultancy experience on this subject to offer an overview of falls, methods to mitigate them and management techniques to ensure better safety. Through its pages, the reader will develop a good understanding of how to prevent falls across a variety of different real-life scenarios.
1. Introduction.
2. History of Pursuit of Height.
3. Collective Fall Prevention.
4. Individual Fall Prevention.
5. Fall Mechanics and Fall Arrest.
6. Collective Fall Arrest.
7. Individual Fall Arrest.
8. Lifelines for Fall Devices.
9. Planning Fall Management.
10. Other Fall-Related Topics.
11. Conclusion.
N. Krishnamurthy is an international consultant in workplace safety, structures and computer applications. Now based in Singapore, he has held positions in academia, consultancy and industry. His experience stems from his professional roles held in India, the USA and Singapore. He was Founder President of the Singapore section of the ASCE and he has authored over a hundred technical papers and ten technical books, and lectured extensively on various aspects of occupational safety and health.
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