@article{ref1,
title="Falls from height in the construction industry: a critical review of the scientific literature",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2016",
author="Nadhim, Evan A. and Hon, Carol and Xia, Bo and Stewart, Ian and Fang, Dongping",
volume="13",
number="7",
pages="e13070638-e13070638",
abstract="Globally, falls from height (FFH) are a substantial public health jeopardy and are among the important leading causes of serious and fatal injuries for construction workers. A comprehensive understanding of the causal factors in FFH incidents is urgently required; however, the literature appears to lack a scientific review of FFH. In this study, 297 articles that contribute to the topic of fall incidents were reviewed. Seventy-five (75) articles met the criteria for relevance and were aggregated in a database to support a critical review. A synthesis of macro-variables approach was adopted rather than a structured meta-analysis. Such a method of analysis provides the flexibility to combine previous studies' findings. The most common factors associated with FFH are risky activities, individual characteristics, site conditions, organizational characteristics, agents (scaffolds/ladders) and weather conditions. The outcomes contributed to identifying the most significant research area for safety enhancement by improving engineering facilities, behaviour investigations and FFH prevention methods.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph13070638",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070638"
}