| Document ID (ISN) | 101331 |
| CIS number |
03-415 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0212-1050 - Mapfre seguridad |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Martínez Pascual J.R., Lara Huerta J |
| Title |
Safety specialists: Message aimed at responsible managers |
| Original title |
Los técnicos de prevención: Aviso para navegantes responsables [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
3rd Quarter 2002, Vol.22, No.87, p.3-7. Illus. |
| Abstract |
There is always a risk of workers falling when they work at heights. Aimed at the occupational safety services of enterprises and at safety specialists, this article discusses the differences between fall arrestors and supporting systems. It stresses the need for a common and coherent technical terminology in line with that of the UNE-EN standards on protective equipment against falls from heights (Class 3 PPEs), for defining common work procedures and for ensuring the proper training of workers. Among Class 3 PPEs, one needs to differentiate between three systems: access systems (for access to the workplace), positioning systems (to enable the positioning at the workplace and to free the hands for work) and safety systems (to arrest the fall safely). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
protection against falls from heights; fall arresters; work at height; safety and health personnel |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
legal aspects; Spain; personal protective equipment; supply of information; glossary; comment on standard; belts, harnesses and lifelines |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Belts, harnesses and lifelines
|
