| ID (ISN) del documento | 108541 |
| Número CIS |
08-1196 |
| Año |
2007 |
| Número de serie |
HSE Research Report 521
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| Autor(es) |
Wearing S., Peebles L., Jefferies D., Lee K., Anjorin E.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Título |
First evaluation of the impact of the work at height regulations. First evaluation of the removal of the "two metre rule" |
| Información bibliográfica |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2007. iv, 343p. Illus. 135 ref. |
| Acceso Internet |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr521.pdf [en inglés]
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| Resumen |
The Work at Height (WAH) Regulations were introduced in the United Kingdom in 2005. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the new Regulations, in particular with respect to the removal of the two metre rule for construction work. This rule required employers to use specific control measures for construction work that presented a risk of people falling two or more metres. The first stage of the study was conducted prior to the introduction of Regulations and the second stage was conducted one year after the Regulations were introduced. Data were collected by means of literature surveys and reviews of accident statistics, followed by panel discussions, interviews and site visits in the key sectors where falls from heights hazards are present. Findings are discussed. Changes to working practices were made as a result of the Regulations, with a reduction in the use of ladders and in increase in the use of scaffolds and platforms for work activities below two metres. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Reino Unido; trabajo en altura; organización de la prevención en la empresa; caídas de altura; legislación |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
revisión bibliográfica; análisis de las causas del accidente; instituciones publicas de prevencion; informe; comentario de ley; plataformas de trabajo; estudio de puestos; métodos de trabajo y seguridad; escaleras de mano |
| Tipo de documento |
E - Libros, informes, actas |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Reino Unido |
| Tema(s) |
Construcción e ingenería civil
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos mecánicos, transporte
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Falls from heights
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