| Document ID (ISN) | 66955 |
| CIS number |
96-1040 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Folachier M., Tisserand M., Lugdunum B., Tissot C., Bastide J.C., Goris A.M., Richez J.P. |
| Title |
Tripping is funny only before it happens |
| Original title |
"La glissade n'est risible ... qu'avant l'accident" [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1996, No.545, p.16-30, 35-52. Illus. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
Accidents due to slipping account for about 10% of all occupational accidents, and for an even higher proportion of home and leisure accidents. Preventive action must be taken on three fronts: preventing slippery materials from spilling on the ground, choosing slip-resistant flooring and equipping personnel with anti-slip footwear. This article discusses: the protection offered by safety shoes as a function of floor surface; characteristics of footwear; analysis of 72 accidents; descriptions of some accidents; cases of falls on the level; main aspects of the hazard; recommended floor coverings; descriptions of the situation in the food industry and in a machine-building enterprise; the many factors behind slips; 600 in-situ measurements of slip resistance; characteristics of slip-resistant floors; anti-slip footwear; methods of measuring slip resistance; applicable French regulations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
falls of persons; falls on the level; safety shoes; slippery floors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
France; statistical aspects; legislation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Foot and leg protection
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