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Case studies of occupational falls from heights: cognition and behavior in context.
Full Abstract
PROBLEM:
The aim of this study was to examine individual workers' cognitive, behavioral, and motivational processes leading up to occupational falls from heights.
METHOD:
The study is based on 26 semistructured personal interviews and on-site investigations with male workers who reported to an emergency department for treatment of injuries due to falls from heights.
RESULTS:
A greater number of workers carrying out nonroutine compared to routine tasks perceived, identified, interpreted, and attempted to control a fall hazard. Two cases are presented illustrating how cognition and behavior in context progresses from a lesser to a greater active role in the incident processes.
SUMMARY AND IMPACT ON INDUSTRY:
The addition of full-scale investigations of how and why workers thought and behaved the way they did in a particular situation can give important clues as to whether preventive measures will be effective in a similar situation in the future.
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Author information
Author/s: Kines, Pete (P);
Affiliation: Division of Safety Research, National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, Denmark. pk(-atsign-)ami.dk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of safety research (J Safety Res), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-; vol 34 (issue 3) : pp 263-71
Dates: Created 2003/09/09; Completed 2003/10/21; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12963072, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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