| Document ID (ISN) | 75511 |
| CIS number |
00-1344 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1250-3274 - Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Alcouffe J., Chaudron B., Crestois M., Haëntjens C., Hemery J.M., Özkan Rabret E., Peyronnet M. |
| Title |
Comparative analysis of occupational accidents among elevator and air conditioning maintenance personnel |
| Original title |
Analyse comparative d'accidents du travail chez les agents de maintenance d'ascenseurs et de génie climatique [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1998, Vol.59, No.8, p.537-542. 8 ref. |
| Abstract |
An epidemiological study of work injuries (W.I.) was conducted among lift and climatic engineering maintenance operators. Lesion locations were similar (hands, eyes). However, low back pain was more frequent among climatic engineering maintenance operators who had more sick leave lasting more than a week. The injuries linked to the device occurred more often in the morning and in August/September for climatic engineering maintenance operators, while peaks of frequency were in the afternoon and in April/October among lift maintenance operators. The primary difference between the two groups was the occurrence of public highway injuries, seven times higher among lift maintenance operators than among controls. Currently, lift maintenance operators mostly use motorized bikes in the Paris area while climatic engineering maintenance operators use cars. In conclusion, the reason why lift maintenance personnel have a greater incidence of W.I. than climatic engineering maintenance personnel is that they are exposed to greater risk on the public highway. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; air conditioning; maintenance and repair; passenger lifts |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
accident absenteeism; backache; foot lesions; questionnaire survey; case-control study; eyes; head injuries; face injuries; thorax injuries; hand injuries; industrial physicians; commuting accidents |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heating and air conditioning
Elevators, escalators and hoists
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