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dc.contributorDepartment of Building and Real Estateen_US
dc.contributorDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciencesen_US
dc.creatorUmer, Wen_US
dc.creatorLi, Hen_US
dc.creatorSzeto, GPYen_US
dc.creatorWong, AYLen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-21T07:12:50Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-21T07:12:50Z-
dc.identifier.issn0733-9364en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/79627-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineersen_US
dc.rights© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.en_US
dc.rightsThis material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0001458en_US
dc.subjectRebar tyingen_US
dc.subjectOccupational safety and healthen_US
dc.subjectFall accidentsen_US
dc.subjectLoss of balanceen_US
dc.subjectStool-sittingen_US
dc.subjectConstruction ergonomicsen_US
dc.titleProactive safety measures : quantifying the upright standing stability after sustained rebar tying posturesen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.description.otherinformationTitle on author’s file: Towards proactive safety measures: 1 Quantifying the upright standing 2 stability after sustained rebar tying posturesen_US
dc.identifier.spage4018010-01en_US
dc.identifier.epage4018010-09en_US
dc.identifier.volume144en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001458en_US
dcterms.abstractFall accidents (FAs) constitute a substantial proportion of construction accidents. While the predominant prevention strategy relies on passive approaches (e.g.,guardrails), research on proactive measures is lacking, which may reduce the incidence of FAs in high-risk construction trades. Literature suggests that rebar work is one of the foremost FA-prone construction trades. Since rebar workers spend hours in rebar tying postures with periodic postural transitions, they hypothetically are at risk of posttask loss of balance. While recent research showed that a sitting stool could significantly alleviate physical discomfort during rebar tying, the current study aimed to investigate temporal changes in standing balance (using a force plate) after simulated rebar tying in squatting, stooping, and stool-sitting while the respective postural load during rebar tying was quantified by electromyography and oximeters. Results demonstrated that stool-sitting resulted significantly better posttask standing balance than squatting or stooping, which might be attributed to differential postural loadings. Overall, the findings reported herein underpin the importance of using safety informatics to proactively analyze task-specific fall hazards, to monitor workers' balance, and to implement proper prevention strategies for workers at risk of falls.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJournal of construction engineering and management, Apr. 2018, v. 144, no. 4, 4018010, p. 4018010-1-4018010-9en_US
dcterms.isPartOfJournal of construction engineering and managementen_US
dcterms.issued2018-04-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000425611700009-
dc.identifier.eissn1943-7862en_US
dc.identifier.artn4018010en_US
dc.identifier.rosgroupid2017000965-
dc.description.ros2017-2018 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalen_US
dc.description.validate201812 bcrcen_US
dc.description.oaAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.FolderNumbera0829-n25-
dc.identifier.SubFormID1920-
dc.description.fundingSourceOthersen_US
dc.description.fundingTextHong Kong Construction Industry Councilen_US
dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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