| Document ID (ISN) | 110579 |
| CIS number |
10-0134 |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
05-2010
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| Author(s) |
Rebaud P., Dufour T. |
| Title |
Collapse of a balcony |
| Original title |
Effondement d'un balcon [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, Centre d'expédition de la documentation (CED), 74, rue du Petit-Pont - BP 94420, 45044 Orléans Cedex 1, France, 2010. 2p. Illus.
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| Abstract |
This sheet describes a fatal fall of a worker assigned with the task of adding reinforcement bars on a defective balcony after the shoring towers had been removed. It explains how the work should have been done to ensure safety. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; building industry; falls from heights; collapse |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safe working methods; fatalities; data sheet; case study; accident descriptions |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Falls from heights
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