- Title
- Prevention of falls and manual handling injuries among plasterers : The case for intervention
- Creator
- Cowley, Stephen; Leggett, Susan
- Date
- 2003
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/69031
- Identifier
- vital:215
- Identifier
- ISSN:0815-6409
- Abstract
- Although there are few sources of information specific to plastering, there are data that suggest that individuals who do this type of work are at high risk of injury. While it is commonly accepted internationally that plasterers are exposed to significant risks in the areas of manual handling and falls, direct comparisons to and wholesale adoption of overseas knowledge are inappropriate. A literature review has demonstrated that there has been a great emphasis on defining the size of the problem. There is limited research relating to the adoption of evaluated risk control strategies, and what controls are known are not necessarily universally applicable. The risk control strategies that are known and available are in need of evaluation. To increase the adoption of evaluated risk controls, it is recommended that social marketing strategies be used.; C1
- Publisher
- CCH Australia
- Relation
- Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand Vol. 19, no. 5 (2003), p. 447-456
- Rights
- Copyright CCH Australia
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services; Vocational education; Plasterers; Construction industry; Manual handling; Accidents
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