| Document ID (ISN) | 110944 |
| CIS number |
10-0575 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-85-98117-12-9 |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fernandes Vieira M., Rangel Filho A., Rodrigues da Silva R., Custódio D.
Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego |
| Title |
Technical recommendation on procedures - Protective measures against falls from heights |
| Original title |
Recomendação técnica de procedimentos - Medidas de proteção contra quedas de altura [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Fundacentro, Rua Capote Valente 710, São Paulo, SP 06409-002, Brazil, 2003. 33p. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
This technical recommendation (RTP 01) specifies the measures to be implemented for preventing falls of persons and of objects in the building industry. These measures concern equipment offering vertical protection (railings, nets, protection of floor openings by fences and barriers) and horizontal protection, as well as protective platforms against falls from heights. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Brazil; protection against falls from heights; protection against falling objects; building industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
overhead walkways and platforms; safety nets; railings; safety guides; falls of persons |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Safety organization and training
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Falls from heights
Construction industry and civil engineering
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