| Document ID (ISN) | 47874 |
| CIS number |
87-659 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Journal of Occupational Accidents |
| Year |
1986 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Proctor T.D., Rowland F.J. |
| Title |
Development of standards for industrial safety helmets - The state of the art |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1986, Vol.8, No.3, p.181-191. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
This review was part of a symposium on head protection at work (16 April 1986, Loughborough, United Kingdom). Statistics on distribution of injuries and comparison of injuries to helmet wearers and non-wearers and methods for assessing the comfort/acceptability and protective capacity of the helmets were described. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
head protection; design of equipment; safety helmets |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; safety consciousness; statistical aspects; conference; standardization |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Head protection
Ergonomics
|
