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Using a walkway with adjustable inclination to measure and assess slip and fall risks

In English

Författare

Redaktör

  • Radhlinah Aulin
  • Åsa Ek

Summary, in English

Fall is the most common cause of serious work related accidents. Falls and related injuries not only cause suffering for individuals, but also means a high economic burden to industries and society. The objective of the study was to use a walkway with in-built force plate, adjustable inclination and surface to assess how risks of slips and falls vary due to inclination and friction of the walkway surface. A walkway was designed with adjustable slopes between 0 to 30 degrees. Subject walking tests were performed on dry and wet steel sheet surfaces in two walking directions (uphill and downhill) at three inclination angles (0, 5 and 10 degrees). 3D ground reaction forces while walking were recorded using the force plate. Required coefficient of friction (RCOF) was derived to determine slip and fall risks. The main finding of this study is that the RCOF during heel strike when walking downwards on the steel plate surface increases linearly as the inclination increases. The results contribute to the understanding of slipping and falling mechanisms and the prevention of slipping and falling accidents. When ramps or sloped surfaces are used in workplaces, slip resistance between footwear and the sloped surfaces should be improved.

Publiceringsår

2014

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

118-124

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Proceedings of CIB W099 International Conference Achieving Sustainable Construction Health and Safety

Dokumenttyp

Konferensbidrag

Förlag

Lund University

Ämne

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Nyckelord

  • slips and falls
  • slope
  • gait biomechanics
  • required coefficient of friction.

Conference name

CIB W099 International Health and Safety Conference on Achieving Sustainable Construction Health and Safety

Conference date

2014-06-02

Conference place

Lund, Sweden

Status

Published

Projekt

  • Slip and fall accidents, friction requirements, and balance ability

Forskningsgrupp

  • Human Movement: health and rehabilitation
  • Thermal Environment Laboratory

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISBN: 978-91-7623-005-3