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Model Mitigasi Kebakaran Berbasis Masyarakat : Kajian Kualitatif Pada Aparat Pemerintah Dan Lsm, Fatmah Fatmah Dec 2009

Model Mitigasi Kebakaran Berbasis Masyarakat : Kajian Kualitatif Pada Aparat Pemerintah Dan Lsm, Fatmah Fatmah

Kesmas

Lingkungan masyarakat kota yang bebas kebakaran dapat tercipta melalui upaya pencegahan dan pemadaman kebakaran dini. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan model mitigasi kesiapsiagaan kebakaran berbasis masyarakat. Metoda kualitatif wawancara mendalam dilakukan terhadap 30 informan terpilih di Jabodetabek meliputi aparat kecamatan, kelurahan, Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat, dan Suku Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran. Mayoritas informan mengenal organisasi Barisan Sukarelawan Kebakaran, tetapi dalam pelaksanaan ditemukan beberapa kendala antara lain meliputi tidak ada honorarium, status pekerjaan, dan anggota penduduk musiman. Hal tersebut berakibat banyak anggota yang berhenti dan sulit merekrut anggota baru. Bentuk upaya pencegahan kebakaran yang dilakukan masyarakat meliputi simulasi, penyuluhan, dan pelatihan bahaya kebakaran, serta …


Comparison Of Ammonia And Particulate Matter Air Sample Concentrations At Task-Locations Within Swine Confinement Buildings., Earl Dan Bembry Dec 2009

Comparison Of Ammonia And Particulate Matter Air Sample Concentrations At Task-Locations Within Swine Confinement Buildings., Earl Dan Bembry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: A task-associated analysis of ammonia and particulate matter concentrations was conducted on swine farms in breeding and gestation barns. The purpose of this study was to determine if specific tasks performed by workers increase concentrations of ammonia and particulate matter exposure.

Methods: An exploratory, descriptive design was used to determine if swine confinement workers have increased ammonia and particulate matter exposure when performing assigned tasks in breeding and gestation barns. A convenience sample of 8 workers volunteered from among all breeding and gestation workers (n=24). Data collection occurred in the morning at each of the 8 farms …


Immigrant Granite Installer Killed After Falling With Homemade Construction Box, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Nov 2009

Immigrant Granite Installer Killed After Falling With Homemade Construction Box, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Fatality Case Reports--Falls

On a summer day in 2009, a 50-year-old granite installer and his two sons were working alone at a construction site when the granite installer fell out of a second story window and was killed. The three granite installers worked for a subcontractor hired to install granite vanity tops and sinks in a newly constructed hotel. Work had commenced at 7:00 AM that morning. They were installing the second set of ten vanities for the day. All ten vanities, with back and side splash pieces, had been loaded onto a homemade three-sided construction box and lifted via a forklift to …


Truck Drivers Killed After Exiting Semi Tractors And Being Struck By Other Semi Tractors In Distribution Center, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Nov 2009

Truck Drivers Killed After Exiting Semi Tractors And Being Struck By Other Semi Tractors In Distribution Center, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Kentucky Haz Alerts--Motor Vehicle

To prevent truck driver injuries while traversing distribution facilities:

  • Drivers of yard tractors should ensure that a clear path is visible before moving the vehicle. Truck drivers should not approach such vehicles on foot until acknowledgment of contact has been made between both drivers.
  • Do not enter behind the trailer until other vehicle drivers behind have come to a complete stop and parked the vehicle.
  • Always wear reflective vests while traversing a distribution facility.
  • Employers should develop and implement a comprehensive safety plan that addresses truck driver pedestrian traffic in freight distribution facilities.
  • All air lines and electrical connections should …


Education Is The Key To The Prevention Of Lawnmower Accidents, Sherry R. Lovan Oct 2009

Education Is The Key To The Prevention Of Lawnmower Accidents, Sherry R. Lovan

Nursing Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Workers Killed While Working With Granite, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Oct 2009

Workers Killed While Working With Granite, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Kentucky Haz Alerts--Falls

To prevent injuries while working with granite:

  • A job hazard analysis should be conducted each day before work commences.
  • Employees should be trained in proper material handling procedures that include handling and transport of granite slabs.
  • Use slab carts or slab racks to transport granite slabs and use tie-downs to secure the granite slabs to the forklift.
  • Work should only be performed when the general contractor has a competent person on the job site.


Workers Killed While Working With Granite, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Oct 2009

Workers Killed While Working With Granite, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Kentucky Haz Alerts--Other

To prevent injuries while working with granite:

  • A job hazard analysis should be conducted each day before work commences.
  • Employees should be trained in proper material handling procedures that include handling and transport of granite slabs.
  • Use slab carts or slab racks to transport granite slabs and use tie-downs to secure the granite slabs to the forklift.
  • Work should only be performed when the general contractor has a competent person on the job site.


Workers Electrocuted While Working In Elevated Buckets, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Sep 2009

Workers Electrocuted While Working In Elevated Buckets, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Kentucky Haz Alerts--Motor Vehicle

To prevent worker electrocutions while working near over-head power lines:

  • Employers should implement and enforce a formal written electrical safety training program that includes work around overhead lines.
  • An observer should be designated by the employer to perform an electrical hazard
  • evaluation prior to commencing new work activities.
  • A hazard assessment of the job site and route of travel, including aerial and ground hazards and obstacles, within the job site should be performed by a competent person before work commences.


Solid Waste Driver Dies After Single Vehicle Rollover, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Jul 2009

Solid Waste Driver Dies After Single Vehicle Rollover, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle

On the morning of a fall day in 2008, a 59 year-old male solid waste worker (Driver 1) entered the cab of a company solid waste truck parked in his driveway and drove to a restaurant a few miles away. After leaving the restaurant, the driver was observed weaving by another solid waste driver (Driver 2) at least two times in the northbound lane of a two-lane state highway. After he had driven 1.8 miles in a little over 2 minutes away from the restaurant, the driver entered a right-hand curve in the highway. While in the curve, the driver …


Driver Of A Semi-Tractor Pulling Twin Trailers Fatally Injured In Single Vehicle Crash, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center May 2009

Driver Of A Semi-Tractor Pulling Twin Trailers Fatally Injured In Single Vehicle Crash, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle

In the spring of 2008, a 40-year-old tractor-trailer driver died after his vehicle left the interstate highway, crashed, and was engulfed in flames. The tractor drifted over the fog line and rumble strip onto the right shoulder, began to skid and left the highway. The tractor slid through the grass beside the roadway, struck a concrete culvert, sideswiped a small tree and then hit a large tree head-on. The tractor and trailers then skidded back down the embankment toward the highway where the entire unit came to rest. The tractor and lead trailer overturned onto the driver’s side. The second …


Coal Truck Driver Dies In Rollover After Tire On Trailer Fails, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center May 2009

Coal Truck Driver Dies In Rollover After Tire On Trailer Fails, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle

In the fall of 2006, a twenty-three year old male tractor-trailer driver who was hauling coal, died when a rear outer tire on the trailer failed. After the tire failed, the trailer slipped off the right side of the road, overturned, and went over an embankment. The trailer remained attached to the tractor as both went over the embankment, flipping the entire unit upside down. A witness called emergency medical services who arrived and called the county coroner. The coroner arrived and declared the driver dead at the scene. It was determined by Kentucky State Police that the driver was …


An Evaluation Of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Survival On Five Environmental Surfaces Under Two Different Humidities, With And Without The Addition Of Bovine Serum Albumin, Courtney Ann Coughenour May 2009

An Evaluation Of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Survival On Five Environmental Surfaces Under Two Different Humidities, With And Without The Addition Of Bovine Serum Albumin, Courtney Ann Coughenour

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a major public health concern, as they result in greater healthcare costs and increased morbidity and mortality rates. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one organism of particular concern, with the number of infections increasing in epidemic proportion. Bacterial surface contamination with MRSA is significant, as it may serve as a reservoir for transmission and have negative health implications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate survival of MRSA on five environmental surface materials; glass, wood, vinyl, plastic, and cloth. The effect of relative humidity (RH) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were …


Shelter-In-Place: Indoor Exposure Assessment During An Airborne Chemical, Biological, Radiological, And Nuclear (Cbrn) Event, Robert D. Schmidtgoessling Mar 2009

Shelter-In-Place: Indoor Exposure Assessment During An Airborne Chemical, Biological, Radiological, And Nuclear (Cbrn) Event, Robert D. Schmidtgoessling

Theses and Dissertations

The goal of Shelter-In-Place (SIP) is to reduce human exposure to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents in the event of an accidental or intentional airborne release into the outdoor environment. The Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE) career field is responsible for providing hazard identification, evaluation, and control capabilities as well as executing health risk assessments to recommend appropriate courses of action to commanders pre-, trans-, and post-incident. Specifically, BE is responsible for providing sampling, identification, and quantification input to hazard prediction models and supporting evacuation plan development to provide risk-based control recommendations. This also includes providing exposure and …


Field Evaluation Of A Novel Exposure Assessment Strategy Using Respirable Coal Dust Exposures During Heat Plant Coal Receiving Operations, Timothy W. Batten Mar 2009

Field Evaluation Of A Novel Exposure Assessment Strategy Using Respirable Coal Dust Exposures During Heat Plant Coal Receiving Operations, Timothy W. Batten

Theses and Dissertations

An exposure assessment strategy (EAS) determines the number of samples required to characterize an occupational health exposure’s acceptability. A novel EAS (AFIT-EAS) was developed with the objective of maximizing the sensitivity for detecting unacceptable exposures, while minimizing the total number of samples needed. The purpose of this field evaluation was to use data from a comprehensive sampling campaign (SC) to compare the AFIT-EAS with two commonly used EASs: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA-EAS) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA-EAS). 10 randomly sampled replicates were selected from the SC. The number of samples selected per replicate was in …


Controlling Hazardous Noise And Dust Within The Industrial Workforce Using A Simple Barrier, Daniel D. Sweeney Mar 2009

Controlling Hazardous Noise And Dust Within The Industrial Workforce Using A Simple Barrier, Daniel D. Sweeney

Theses and Dissertations

The United States Air Force (USAF) has experienced a dramatic increase in hearing loss claims since 2001. Additionally, many operations within the USAF expose personnel to hazardous dust levels. Likewise, the US mining industry has difficulties controlling hazardous noise and dust exposures in underground mining. Specifically, studies have shown that coal mine longwall shearer operators are routinely exposed to noise levels at 151 percent of the allowable dose and approximately 20 percent exceed regulatory dust levels. An above ground full scale model of the underground shearing operation was developed to test the feasibility of mounting a permanent partial barrier on …


Validation D’Une Méthode D’Analyse Exploratoire De La Population Mycologique Par Utilisation De Trappes À Spores, Geneviève Marchand, Yves Cloutier, Carole Pépin, Daniel Drolet Mar 2009

Validation D’Une Méthode D’Analyse Exploratoire De La Population Mycologique Par Utilisation De Trappes À Spores, Geneviève Marchand, Yves Cloutier, Carole Pépin, Daniel Drolet

Rapports de recherche scientifique

No abstract provided.


Caractérisation Des Bioaérosols Par Écologie Microbienne Moléculaire, Caroline Duchaine, Valérie Létourneau, Benjamin Nehmé, Anne Mériaux, Yan Gilbert, Marc Veillette Feb 2009

Caractérisation Des Bioaérosols Par Écologie Microbienne Moléculaire, Caroline Duchaine, Valérie Létourneau, Benjamin Nehmé, Anne Mériaux, Yan Gilbert, Marc Veillette

Rapports de recherche scientifique

La santé des travailleurs a été abondamment étudiée et il est connu que les travailleurs des porcheries plus particulièrement peuvent développer des inflammations chroniques des voies respiratoires suite à l’inhalation de contaminants organiques, de gaz comme l’ammoniac provenant du lisier (NH 3) ou le gaz carbonique (CO 2) produit par l’activité des porcs. Pour documenter les causes de ces problèmes et y remédier, de nombreuses études ont été effectuées. Malheureusement il a toujours été difficile de faire le lien entre les causes et les effets. En effet, par le passé, pour étudier la biodiversité dans l’environnement, …


Approche Terrain Pour Rejoindre Et Sensibiliser Les Jeunes Travailleurs À La Sst, Élise Ledoux, Jean Bernier, Chloé Thuilier, Marie Laberge, Sophie Paquin-Collins Feb 2009

Approche Terrain Pour Rejoindre Et Sensibiliser Les Jeunes Travailleurs À La Sst, Élise Ledoux, Jean Bernier, Chloé Thuilier, Marie Laberge, Sophie Paquin-Collins

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Depuis une vingtaine d’années, plusieurs études ont mis en évidence le fait que les jeunes de moins de 25 ans se blessent suffisamment fréquemment au travail pour que cette situation devienne une préoccupation de santé publique, tant au Canada, aux États-Unis qu’en Europe. La CSST constate chaque année un taux d’incidence de lésions professionnelles chez les jeunes de 15 à 24 ans supérieur à leurs pairs plus âgés. Pour s’attaquer à cette problématique, la CSST lançait en 2001 son Plan d’action Jeunesse. En 2004, l’IRSST emboîte le pas en lançant l’Opération JeuneSST visant la planification, l’organisation et la mise en …


Semi-Truck Driver Dies After Striking A Bridge Abutment, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center Feb 2009

Semi-Truck Driver Dies After Striking A Bridge Abutment, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center

Fatality Case Reports--Motor Vehicle

At approximately 11:45 PM on a spring night in 2008, a semi-tractor driver accompanied by a driver trainee began his route from a warehouse loading dock in Kentucky. The driver departed with a single axle day cab pulling a 28’ refrigerated trailer loaded with detergent, refrigerated and frozen foods.

An hour later, the semi driver was driving in the right hand northbound lane on a four-lane interstate when he came upon a crash scene. A southbound mini-van had been struck by another vehicle, crossed the median, and had come to rest across the right hand northbound lane. To avoid striking …


Developing Higher-Level Cognitive Skills In A Fire Protection Course, Roger C. Jensen Jan 2009

Developing Higher-Level Cognitive Skills In A Fire Protection Course, Roger C. Jensen

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

In an ideal world, all instructors of safety and health courses would be masters of course subject matter as well as the theories and practices for effective teaching. In practice, however, most instructors are much stronger in one or the other. This paper provides an example of how some fundamental knowledge from educational experts can be useful for improving a traditional safety course.

Is there a problem with the way traditional safety and health (S&H) courses are taught? It is asserted by this author that S&H education, in general, places too much emphasis on acquisition and comprehension of facts at …


The Effect Of Respirator Wear On Blood Lactate During Maximal Exertion, Austin Anderson, Fred Sullivan, Sally Bardsley, Roger C. Jensen Jan 2009

The Effect Of Respirator Wear On Blood Lactate During Maximal Exertion, Austin Anderson, Fred Sullivan, Sally Bardsley, Roger C. Jensen

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

The impact of a filtering half-face respirator and a half-face supplied air respirator use on blood lactate production was assessed during maximal exertion to determine if anaerobic strain increased compared to no respirator use. Twenty-eight participants performed a 30 second cycling Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) wearing a half-face respirator. Blood lactate production was measured to evaluate if there was an increase in anaerobic strain from wearing a tight fitting half-face respirator compared to wearing no respirator. A supplied air respirator WAnT was then performed using 18 participants from the first experiment to evaluate if supplied air decreased anaerobic strain. Data …


Abatteuses Forestières : Dispositif Et Circuits De Commande Relatifs À La Sécurité, Laurent Giraud, Yuvin Chinniah, Damien Burlet-Vienney, Joseph-Jean Paques, Marina Koutchouk, Renaud Daigle Jan 2009

Abatteuses Forestières : Dispositif Et Circuits De Commande Relatifs À La Sécurité, Laurent Giraud, Yuvin Chinniah, Damien Burlet-Vienney, Joseph-Jean Paques, Marina Koutchouk, Renaud Daigle

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les abatteuses forestières sont des engins tout-terrains conçus pour évoluer en forêt, qui servent de véhicule moteur pour déplacer une tête d’abattage.

L’utilisation d’abatteuses avec une tête d’abattage multifonctionnelle s’est largement répandue au Québec ces dernières années pour deux raisons :

  • Cette méthode d’abattage réduit la machinerie car une seule machine tronçonne et façonne les arbres en billots, là où il en fallait plusieurs avec les anciennes méthodes;
  • La méthode d’abattage abîme moins le sol de la forêt car le façonnage des arbres se fait sur place et crée ainsi un tapis végétal.

L’IRSST a lancé une série d’études sur …


Empathy And Healing: Essays In Medical And Narrative Anthropology. Vieda Skultans. New York, Ny: Berghahn Books. 2007. X+282pp., Daniel Côté Jan 2009

Empathy And Healing: Essays In Medical And Narrative Anthropology. Vieda Skultans. New York, Ny: Berghahn Books. 2007. X+282pp., Daniel Côté

Éditoriaux, lettres à l'éditeur

No abstract provided.


Retrofitting Tractors With Rollover Protective Structures: Perspective Of Equipment Dealers, Shalome M. Tonelli, Kelley J. Donham, Kerry Leedom-Larson, Wayne Sanderson, Mark A. Purschwitz Jan 2009

Retrofitting Tractors With Rollover Protective Structures: Perspective Of Equipment Dealers, Shalome M. Tonelli, Kelley J. Donham, Kerry Leedom-Larson, Wayne Sanderson, Mark A. Purschwitz

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

This study was one of a cluster of studies that originated via requests for proposals from the NIOSH National Agricultural Tractor Safety Initiative. The present study design consisted of several steps: (1) formation of an advisory group, (2) development and testing of a standard paper self-responding survey instrument, (3) sample selection of farm equipment dealers, (4) administration of the survey, (5) assessment and analysis of the survey, and (6) in-person response panel of dealers (n = 80) to review results of the questionnaire for further definition and sharpening of the recommendations from the survey. A key finding is that most …


Travail De Nettoyage Au Jet D'Eau Hp : Astreinte Cardiaque Et Organisation Du Travail, Daniel Imbeau, Frédéric René, Bruno Farbos Jan 2009

Travail De Nettoyage Au Jet D'Eau Hp : Astreinte Cardiaque Et Organisation Du Travail, Daniel Imbeau, Frédéric René, Bruno Farbos

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Cette étude a porté sur la mesure de l'astreinte cardiaque durant le travail de nettoyage industriel au jet d'eau sous haute pression et en particulier, durant le travail au fusil. En tout 36 travailleurs ont participé à 73 jours-hommes d'observation du travail réalisé dans des conditions variées. La durée moyenne de la journée de travail était de 5,8 heures. Un Step-Test a été administré à 19 de ces travailleurs afin de permettre l'estimation de leur capacité cardiorespiratoire et celle de leur métabolisme de travail à partir de la fréquence cardiaque mesurée durant le travail. La fréquence cardiaque a pu être …


Développement D'Une Approche Pour Estimer La Résistance Des Roches Dures À L'Échelle Du Bloc Unitaire, Richard Simon, Desheng Deng Jan 2009

Développement D'Une Approche Pour Estimer La Résistance Des Roches Dures À L'Échelle Du Bloc Unitaire, Richard Simon, Desheng Deng

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Une campagne d’essais a été réalisée sur trois sites (40 m, 70 m et 130 m) de la mine laboratoire de CANMET à Val-d’Or, Québec afin d’estimer la résistance en compression uniaxiale à l’échelle du bloc unitaire. Des forages au diamant de différents calibres (AQ, BQ, NQ et HQ) ont été réalisés parallèlement à chacun des sites étudiés. Les carottes de forage récupérées ont ensuite été testées en laboratoire en compression uniaxiale avec mesure du module de déformation.

Les résultats des essais ont montré une réduction de la résistance moyenne variant de 14 à 30% et du module de déformation …


Maux De Dos : Évaluation De La Spécificité De Différents Exercices D'Endurance Des Muscles Para-Vertébraux, Christian Larivière, Rubens Alexandre Da Silva, Bertrand Arsenault, Sylvie Nadeau, André Plamondon Jan 2009

Maux De Dos : Évaluation De La Spécificité De Différents Exercices D'Endurance Des Muscles Para-Vertébraux, Christian Larivière, Rubens Alexandre Da Silva, Bertrand Arsenault, Sylvie Nadeau, André Plamondon

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les évidences scientifiques actuelles démontrent clairement qu’un entraînement intensif des muscles du dos permet de diminuer les symptômes de douleur et les incapacités dues aux lombalgies chroniques. Il apparaît que des exercices permettant de diminuer la grande fatigabilité des muscles du dos sont une des pistes les plus probables. Cependant, les modalités d’exercice actuelles ne sont pas suffisamment spécifiques pour entraîner les muscles spinaux par rapport aux muscles extenseurs de la hanche (fessiers, ischio-jambiers), ce qui rend moins efficaces les interventions faites dans ce sens. Un projet de recherche en trois volets fût réalisé. Le premier objectif visé (volet I …


Best Practices Guide To Synthetic Nanoparticle Risk Management, Claude Ostiguy, Brigitte Roberge, Luc Ménard, Charles-Anica Endo Jan 2009

Best Practices Guide To Synthetic Nanoparticle Risk Management, Claude Ostiguy, Brigitte Roberge, Luc Ménard, Charles-Anica Endo

Rapports de recherche scientifique

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Une nouvelle révolution industrielle est amorcée autour des nanotechnologies. Les applications devraient permettre d’améliorer de façon substantielle les performances de multiples produits et favoriser le développement économique, l’amélioration de la qualité de vie et la protection de l’environnement. La très petite taille des nanoparticules de synthèse (NP < 100 nanomètres) leur confère des propriétés uniques qui ne se retrouvent pas chez les produits de même composition chimique mais de plus grande taille. Des impacts majeurs sont anticipés dans tous les domaines de la vie économique et sociale et la plupart des universités québécoises de même que plusieurs centres de recherche œuvrent déjà à la conception de nouvelles applications. Plusieurs entreprises sont en phase de démarrage, en exploitation ou incorporent déjà des NP dans leurs procédés afin d’améliorer la performance de leurs produits et la tendance devrait s’accentuer au cours des prochaines années. Au niveau international, en 2007, on comptait plus de 500 produits nanotechnologiques commercialisés, pour un marché mondial de 88 milliards de dollars lequel devrait presque doubler en 2008.

La synthèse et la production de ces nouveaux matériaux soulèvent actuellement de nombreuses questions et génèrent des inquiétudes à cause des connaissances scientifiques fragmentaires sur les risques pour la santé et pour la sécurité. Néanmoins, la recherche a déjà démontré différents risques reliés à …


Relation Entre La Teneur En Amiante Dans Les Matériaux Et La Concentration De Fibres Dans L’Air Ambiant Lors De Travaux De Démantèlement, André Dufresne, Daniel Drolet, Guy Perrault, François Lemay, Stéphanie Viau, Chantal Dion Jan 2009

Relation Entre La Teneur En Amiante Dans Les Matériaux Et La Concentration De Fibres Dans L’Air Ambiant Lors De Travaux De Démantèlement, André Dufresne, Daniel Drolet, Guy Perrault, François Lemay, Stéphanie Viau, Chantal Dion

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le démantèlement de matériaux à base d’amiante peut générer des concentrations importantes de fibres dans l’air. L’exposition à l’amiante se mesure généralement dans la zone respiratoire du travailleur. La concentration de fibres dans l’air peut dépendre de plusieurs déterminants tels que la teneur en amiante dans le matériau, la matrice dans laquelle sont dispersées les fibres, la friabilité du matériau, les techniques de désamiantage, etc. La relation entre la concentration de fibres dans l’air et les caractéristiques du matériau n’est pas bien documentée. Peu d’information est disponible sur l’exposition des travailleurs aux fibres dans le secteur de la construction au …


Chariots Élévateurs : Étude Ergonomique Et Analyse Des Stratégies De Conduite Des Caristes, Steve Vezeau, Priscille Hastey, Denis Giguère, Nicolas Gagné, Christian Larue, Jean-Guy Richard, Denys Denis Jan 2009

Chariots Élévateurs : Étude Ergonomique Et Analyse Des Stratégies De Conduite Des Caristes, Steve Vezeau, Priscille Hastey, Denis Giguère, Nicolas Gagné, Christian Larue, Jean-Guy Richard, Denys Denis

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Cette étude ergonomique a pour but d’identifier les situations, événements ou conditions d'exécution du travail qui amènent les caristes et les autres travailleurs en coactivité à se retrouver dans des situations à risques. Elle vise à mieux comprendre et décrire l’activité qu’ils déploient et à identifier les déterminants du travail (chariot, charge, formation, aménagement, organisation) pouvant affecter leur sécurité et leur efficacité, notamment des collisions et des renversements. Les chariots élévateurs figurent parmi les équipements qui ont contribué à réduire considérablement la pénibilité des tâches de manutention. Cependant, ils sont également la cause de plusieurs accidents. En France, on recense …