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The ergonomics of safety belts in the construction industry / Henry Felix E. Herrera. 6

By: Herrera, Henry Felix E. 4 0 16, [, ] | [, ] |

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Action note: In: Summary: ABSTRACT: Safety is a project management concern that is sometimes ignored or is consciously circumvented by some players in the construction industry. The primary concern of occupational safety and health in the construction industry is the prevention of accidents. This involves the utilization of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) such as the safety belt and safety body harness. Using data taken from actual construction project sites, this study looks into the daily, weekly, and monthly efficiency of both mentioned safety gadgets as well as the relative information pertaining to the different ergonomic injuries associated with the use of said PPE. The general perception of the construction/ project managers, project site engineers and project safetymen regarding the effectiveness and affordability of the two subject safety gadgets is shown here. In addition, this research discusses when the safety body harness is used based on the building or structure's height and how the safety belt is used in the construction setting today. The study found out that both the safety belt and safety body harness prevented the frequency of accidents in the construction site. However, results show that both safety gadgets have a decreasing pattern in their efficiency of preventing the frequency of accidents from daily to weekly and monthly. This is based on the P values of these PPE corresponding to each period mentioned. The most common ergonomic injuries on the upper and lower body extremities associated with the use of the Safety Belt are on the head and knee, respectively. Likewise, the most common for the Safety Body Harness are on the arm and foot, respectively. Furthermore, the study shows a significant difference between the perceptions of the respondents on the efficiency and affordability of the Safety Belt; although in contrast there was no significant difference on their perception of the efficiency and affordability of the Safety Body Harness. Eighty-one percent (81%) of the respondents of the study said that they use the Safety Body Harness in constructing buildings and structures that are above 1.80 meters high. Also, they use the Safety Belt both as a fall protector and a work restraining equipment. In general for public and private construction sites, the researcher recommends that an ergonomics program as well as the employer-employee cooperation and participation be encouraged for the continuous prevention of accidents and the effective implementation of the proper use of the Safety Belt and Safety Body Harness. Furthermore, for the manufacturers, product development and improvement as well as establishment of additional guidance for their proper use be implemented. Other editions:

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Thesis (M.A.) -- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 2007.;A directed study presented to the faculty of Graduate School of Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Engineering Management (MEM) with specialization in Construction Management. 56

ABSTRACT: Safety is a project management concern that is sometimes ignored or is consciously circumvented by some players in the construction industry. The primary concern of occupational safety and health in the construction industry is the prevention of accidents. This involves the utilization of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) such as the safety belt and safety body harness. Using data taken from actual construction project sites, this study looks into the daily, weekly, and monthly efficiency of both mentioned safety gadgets as well as the relative information pertaining to the different ergonomic injuries associated with the use of said PPE. The general perception of the construction/ project managers, project site engineers and project safetymen regarding the effectiveness and affordability of the two subject safety gadgets is shown here. In addition, this research discusses when the safety body harness is used based on the building or structure's height and how the safety belt is used in the construction setting today. The study found out that both the safety belt and safety body harness prevented the frequency of accidents in the construction site. However, results show that both safety gadgets have a decreasing pattern in their efficiency of preventing the frequency of accidents from daily to weekly and monthly. This is based on the P values of these PPE corresponding to each period mentioned. The most common ergonomic injuries on the upper and lower body extremities associated with the use of the Safety Belt are on the head and knee, respectively. Likewise, the most common for the Safety Body Harness are on the arm and foot, respectively. Furthermore, the study shows a significant difference between the perceptions of the respondents on the efficiency and affordability of the Safety Belt; although in contrast there was no significant difference on their perception of the efficiency and affordability of the Safety Body Harness. Eighty-one percent (81%) of the respondents of the study said that they use the Safety Body Harness in constructing buildings and structures that are above 1.80 meters high. Also, they use the Safety Belt both as a fall protector and a work restraining equipment. In general for public and private construction sites, the researcher recommends that an ergonomics program as well as the employer-employee cooperation and participation be encouraged for the continuous prevention of accidents and the effective implementation of the proper use of the Safety Belt and Safety Body Harness. Furthermore, for the manufacturers, product development and improvement as well as establishment of additional guidance for their proper use be implemented.

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