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The Effect of Fall Prevention Methods for Construction Scaffolds in Accident Prevention

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Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors (AHFE 2018)

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Every year in Japan, approximately 300 workers are killed due to work-related accidents at construction sites. Approximately 40% of the accidents are caused by falls from heights. Therefore, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has introduced and strictly enforced countermeasures with various safety guidelines to prevent fall-related accidents. In this study, the features of two typical guidelines are introduced including an evaluation of the human factor and the effects on the prevention of fall-related accidents. Based on the results of the evaluation, it was found that fatal accidents at construction sites were reduced following the “Guidelines for the Methods to Erect Scaffolds First.” However, another guideline, the “Guidelines for the Methods to Erect Handrails First for the Scaffolds Erection” did not significantly reduce accidents because of a low usage rate.

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  1. Japan Construction Occupational Safety and Health Association: Leaflet for Methods to Erect Handrails First for the Scaffolds Erection (2009)

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  1. Center for Research Promotion and International Affairs, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 1-4-6, Umezono, Kiyose, Tokyo, 204-0024, Japan

    Katsutoshi Ohdo

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  1. DPS, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Pedro Miguel Ferreira Martins Arezes

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Ohdo, K. (2019). The Effect of Fall Prevention Methods for Construction Scaffolds in Accident Prevention. In: Arezes, P. (eds) Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 791. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94589-7_30

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