Establishment of safety management measures for major construction workers through the association rule mining analysis of the data on construction accidents in Korea - Yoon YG, Ahn CR, Yum SG, Oh TK.
Despite increasing industrial advancements, fatal and severe accidents, such as "Falls," "Struck-by," "Hit by an object," "Be crushed," and "Caught-in/between" accidents, persist in developed countries, including Korea. Various methods, including risk asse... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Should we depend on expert opinion or statistics? A meta-analysis of accident-contributing factors in construction - Antoniou F, Agrafioti NF, Aretoulis G.
International research overflows with studies looking into the causes of construction accidents. Hundreds of studies by postgraduate students in the past 20 years focus on identifying and assessing risks contributing to accidents on Greek construction work... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Research on fault prediction method of elevator door system based on transfer learning - Pan J, Shao C, Dai Y, Wei Y, Chen W, Lin Z.
The elevator door system plays a crucial role in ensuring elevator safety. Fault prediction is an invaluable tool for accident prevention. By analyzing the sound signals generated during operation, such as component wear and tear, the fault of the system c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
An intelligent self-powered life jacket system integrating multiple triboelectric fiber sensors for drowning rescue - Zhang Y, Li C, Wei C, Cheng R, Lv T, Wang J, Zhao C, Wang Z, Li F, Peng X, Xu M, Dong K.
The inherent unpredictability of the maritime environment leads to low rates of survival during accidents. Life jackets serve as a crucial safety measure in underwater environments. Nonetheless, most conventional life jackets lack the capability to monitor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Research on high-rise building risk identification and safety risk factor analysis - Zhao X.
High-rise building is the trend of the future construction industry and the symbol of the continuous development of urbanization in China. However, safety accidents often occur during the construction of high-rise buildings, which bring people property los... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
A case study on the implementation of an electrical safety training center: Incheon International Airport - 김권철, 김인수.
The number of electrical safety accidents has been decreasing compared to the past, but they are still occurring. Since its opening in 2001, Incheon International Airport has been steadily installing new power facilities and improving existing facilities, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Eyeglasses Improve Income as Well as Sight, Study Shows
A study found that when farsighted workers in Bangladesh were given free reading glasses, they earned 33 percent more than those who had not. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Eyeglasses Eyes and Eyesight Research Labor and Jobs Developing Countries Traffic Accidents and Safety PLoS One (Journal) World Health Organization Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
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Not merely because of their masks: My email address is down by the plant; please send examples of “Helpers” there. In our increasingly desperate and fragile neoliberal society, everyday incidents and stories of “the communism of everyday life” are what I am looking for (and not, say, the Red Cross…#redcross #hawaii #unwra #gaza #pierrebourdieu #trump #swingstates #accident #trumptower #michigan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Comparing sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of fall risk assessments in community-dwelling older adults - Lafontant K, Blount A, Suarez JRM, Fukuda DH, Stout JR, Trahan EM, Lighthall NR, Park JH, Xie R, Thiamwong L.
PURPOSE: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has implemented the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) initiative. This initiative provides an algorithm for fall risk screening. However, the algorithm has the potenti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Epidemiology and characteristics of ankle and foot injuries in electric scooter-related accidents - Kim TG, Choi JG, Heo YM, Yi JW, Yeo IU, Ryu HS, Choi HS, Song JH.
BACKGROUND: The use of electric scooters (e-scooters) continues to increase as a simple, inexpensive means of transport, resulting in a sharp increase in the incidence of scooter-related accidents. No study to date has closely examined the injury extent to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
What Happened To Christopher Reeve? The Superman Star's Tragic Accident Explained
Learn More What Happened To Christopher Reeve? The Superman Star's Tragic Accident Explained The following article contains mentions of suicide. Christopher Reeve remains the gold standard for Superman in live-action. The talented actor is oft-remembered as one of the greatest to wear the Man of…#supermanstar #christopherreeve #superman #manofsteel #juilliard #clarkkent #richarddonner #marlonbrando #genehackman #lexluthor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
12 Little Known Facts About The Late Chance Perdomo
Learn More 12 Little Known Facts About The Late Chance Perdomo Actor Chance Perdomo died in March 2024 from a motorcycle accident. He was known for his roles in popular streaming series like Netflix's "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and Amazon Prime Video's "Gen V." Though he initially intended…#chanceperdomo #netflix #chillingadventures #amazonprimevideo #hettyfeather #ambrosespellman #boys #genv #lastmagazine #holys (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jos é Andrés Says IDF Targeted World Central Kitchen Workers
Chef José Andrés said on Wednesday that he does not believe that the bombing deaths of seven World Central Kitchen volunteers, including their security team, in Gaza on Monday were an accident. “They were targeting us in a de-conflicted zone, in an area controlled by IDF. They [knew] that it was…#joséandrés #gaza #israeli #wkc #benjaminnetanyahu #gazastrip #herzihalevi #wck #deiralbalah #worldcentral (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Enhancing test driver response skills through accident scenario analysis in real-world evaluation of autonomous vehicles - Lee H, Kim T.
This paper aims to propose a method that can help improve test drivers' ability to avoid accidents and response time by analyzing accident recordings from dashcams. This is done to prevent safety accidents that may occur during the actual road evaluations ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Construction of injury prediction models for vehicle occupants based on video - recorded drive recorder information - Yabugami K, Miyazaki Y, Kitamura K, Sato F.
To predict vehicle occupant injuries based on accident information obtained from a video-recorded drive recorder, injury prediction models were constructed by machine learning using information currently available from drive recorders and information that ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
