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Document ID (ISN)52500
CIS number 89-1509
ISSN - Serial title Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Weichenmeier E.
Title First aid at a large construction site
Original title Erste Hilfe an einer Grossbaustelle [in German]
Bibliographic information 1988, Vol.100, No.4, p.242, 244-246, 249. Illus.
Abstract The requirements of the German (Fed.Rep.) safety regulation (VBG 109 concerning first-aid on construction sites are summarised. The first-aid service organised at the site of construction of a power generating plant is described. At this site up to 3000 employees of approx. 100 firms were present at times. The causes and types of accidents that occured at the site during the various construction stages are enumerated.
Descriptors (primary) construction sites; first-aid organization
Descriptors (secondary) Germany (Federal Republic of); electric power generation; legislation; causes of accidents; first-aid services
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) First aid and emergency organization