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Analytical Method for Assessing Stability of a Counterbalanced Forklift Truck Assembled with Interchangeable Equipment

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Counterbalanced forklift trucks (FLT) are frequently used in combination with interchangeable equipment in order to handle loads in different manners. The main risks which may arise after assembling interchangeable equipment to a FLT are related to the ...
Leonardo Vita, Davide Gattamelata
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Are speed enforcement cameras more effective than other speed management measures? The impact of speed management schemes on 30mph roads. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the impact of various types of speed management schemes on both traffic speeds and accidents. The study controls for general trends in accidents, regression-to-mean effects and migration, separately ...
Hirst, W.M., Maher, M., Mountain, L.
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Biosolubility of high temperature insulation wools in simulated lung fluids

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2019
Objective Biosolubility is an important parameter in the understanding of mechanisms involved in pulmonary toxicity of fibrous materials. It can be studied in vitro using models of simulated lung fluids and observing the loss of structural molecules ...
Annapaola Cannizzaro   +3 more
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Factors Affecting Indoor Radon Levels in Buildings Located in a Karst Area: A Statistical Analysis

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2023
In this paper, the averages annual radon concentrations in buildings placed in a karst area are analyzed in order to understand which factors may affect the occurrence of high levels of radon indoor. Statistical analysis on the radon dataset is performed
Teresa Botti   +6 more
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Learning from accidents : machine learning for safety at railway stations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In railway systems, station safety is a critical aspect of the overall structure, and yet, accidents at stations still occur. It is time to learn from these errors and improve conventional methods by utilizing the latest technology, such as machine ...
Alawad, H, An, M, Kaewunruen, S
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Travel survey data required to inform transport safety policy and practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The risk of accidental death per hour spent using the roads in Hong Kong is about I I times the average risk per hour in the rest of everyday life. Other kinds of travel also have risks.
Allsop, RE
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Contribution of traffic behavior surveys for monitoring safety performance indicators in Germany: Case of mobile phone use while driving

open access: yesIATSS Research, 2022
Behavioral determinants in the form of safety performance indicators (SPIs) are increasingly being applied in addition to road traffic crash statistics to evaluate road safety.
Sophie Kröling   +2 more
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Oxidative stress in occupational exposure to styrene vapors and dangerous chemicals in the shipbuilding industry

open access: yesFrontiers in Toxicology, 2023
Introduction: In the shipbuilding industry, workers are exposed to a variety of dangerous chemicals, styrene being one of them. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified styrene as a chemical belonging to group 2A, which means it is ...
Daniela Pigini   +8 more
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Application of Near-Miss Management Systems: An Exploratory Field Analysis in the Italian Industrial Sector

open access: yesSafety, 2023
Near-miss events are usually identified as adverse events that could have turned into incidents/injuries but, due to an intervention of a safety system or by chance, developed into harmless situations instead.
Giulio Paolo Agnusdei   +5 more
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Risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes and infections in daycare workers: an overview of current epidemiological evidence and implications for primary prevention

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020
Childcare providers are overwhelmingly women of childbearing age. Occupational risks in this sector include exposure to biological (infectious) or physical (standing, carrying loads) hazards, many of which are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes ...
Anca Radauceanu, Myriam Bouslama
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