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Fall-arrest Systems

Fall-Arrest Systems is a safety engineering mechanism designed to halt a worker’s fall from elevation, distinguished from other fall protection measures by its function of mitigating impact forces and ensuring personnel are safely secured upon free fall.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Fall arrest strategy affects peak hand impact force in a forward fall

Kurt DeGoede, James A. Ashton‐Miller · Journal of Biomechanics · 2002 · 136 citations

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Biomechanical simulations of forward fall arrests: effects of upper extremity arrest strategy, gender and aging-related declines in muscle strength

Kurt DeGoede, James A. Ashton‐Miller · Journal of Biomechanics · 2003 · 80 citations

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Anthropometric Procedures for Protective Equipment Sizing and Design

Hongwei Hsiao · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 2012 · 61 citations

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Fall Protection Analysis for Workers on Residential Roofs

H. M. Johnson, Amarjit Singh, Reginald H.F. Young · Journal of Construction Engineering and Management · 1998 · 56 citations

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Adequacy of personal fall arrest energy absorbers in relation to heavy workers

Yang Miang Goh, Peter E.D. Love · Safety Science · 2010 · 46 citations

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Authors

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  1. YM
    Yang Miang Goh

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    3 publications · 77 citations

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  2. KB
    Krzysztof Baszczyński

    Central Institute for Labour Protection, Poland

    3 publications · 64 citations

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  3. CS
    Christopher S. Pan

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, United States

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  4. HH
    Hongwei Hsiao

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, United States

    2 publications · 88 citations

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  5. JR
    John R. Powers

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, United States

    2 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

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  1. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    Washington D.C., United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    286 citations

  2. Central Institute for Labour Protection

    Lodz, Poland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    82 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    432 citations

  4. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    47 citations

  5. University of Alicante

    Alicante, Spain

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  6. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  7. Antioch College

    Yellow Springs, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  8. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

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  3. Ergonomics

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  4. Journal of Biomechanics

    2 publications · 216 citations

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  5. Safety Science

    2 publications · 75 citations

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