Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace

Slips and falls are frequent incidents that occur everywhere either in an office, a school, a factory, a public building or a warehouse, inside and outside. This research focuses on slips and falls incident at workplace only because, workplace is an area that employees are not protected from such ha...

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Main Author: Said Ali @ Syed Ali, Sharifah Aznee
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling my-utm-ep.111322017-09-26T01:00:44Z Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace 2010-04 Said Ali @ Syed Ali, Sharifah Aznee HD Industries. Land use. Labor TS Manufactures Slips and falls are frequent incidents that occur everywhere either in an office, a school, a factory, a public building or a warehouse, inside and outside. This research focuses on slips and falls incident at workplace only because, workplace is an area that employees are not protected from such hazards. There are several factors that induce slips and fall incidents especially among workers. Although this incident seldom occur but the effect of this accident surely cause various kind problem either to victim or employer. The effects of slips and falls not only cause a small or simple injury, instead it might result in serious injuries such as permanent injury and also result in fatalities. Besides the injuries, the victim also have to support the medical cost and at the same time the victim will loose of their jobs or salary result of the slips and falls incident. Although victim may get their compensation claims from that accident, it would commensurate for victim or victim’s family. Because of such reason, this project will identify the main cause of slips and falls incident among workers at workplace. This project will produce some of suggestion or guidelines that have been identified to overcome the causes of slips and falls. 2010-04 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11132/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11132/5/SharifahAzneeSaidMFKM2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
collection UTM Institutional Repository
language English
topic HD Industries
Land use
Labor
TS Manufactures
spellingShingle HD Industries
Land use
Labor
TS Manufactures
Said Ali @ Syed Ali, Sharifah Aznee
Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace
description Slips and falls are frequent incidents that occur everywhere either in an office, a school, a factory, a public building or a warehouse, inside and outside. This research focuses on slips and falls incident at workplace only because, workplace is an area that employees are not protected from such hazards. There are several factors that induce slips and fall incidents especially among workers. Although this incident seldom occur but the effect of this accident surely cause various kind problem either to victim or employer. The effects of slips and falls not only cause a small or simple injury, instead it might result in serious injuries such as permanent injury and also result in fatalities. Besides the injuries, the victim also have to support the medical cost and at the same time the victim will loose of their jobs or salary result of the slips and falls incident. Although victim may get their compensation claims from that accident, it would commensurate for victim or victim’s family. Because of such reason, this project will identify the main cause of slips and falls incident among workers at workplace. This project will produce some of suggestion or guidelines that have been identified to overcome the causes of slips and falls.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Said Ali @ Syed Ali, Sharifah Aznee
author_facet Said Ali @ Syed Ali, Sharifah Aznee
author_sort Said Ali @ Syed Ali, Sharifah Aznee
title Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace
title_short Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace
title_full Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace
title_fullStr Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace
title_sort analysis of slips and falls among workers at workplace
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/11132/5/SharifahAzneeSaidMFKM2010.pdf
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