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Abstract
State-of-the-art studies, documented separately in a preceding report, together with experimental and analytical investigations are conducted to determine structural and nonstructural safety requirements for guardrails used for the protection of employees against occupational hazards. The critical aspects of guardrail safety were identified in the first phase of a two-phase research project through exploratory studies consisting of field surveys of prototypical installations, reviews of existing standards and industrial accident records, and compilation of relevant anthropometric data. These exploratory studies are utilized to establish an experimental program in the second phase consisting of resistance tests of guardrail components, static and dynamic load measurement tests using human subjects and an anthropomorphic dummy, and nonstructural tests to determine geometric requirements for guardrail safety. Based on these investigations, a model performance standard and a design guide for the guardrails are proposed.
State-of-the-art studies, documented separately in a preceding report, together with experimental and analytical investigations are conducted to determine structural and nonstructural safety requirements for guardrails used for the protection of employees against occupational hazards. The critical aspects of guardrail safety were identified in the first phase of a two-phase research project through exploratory studies consisting of field surveys of prototypical installations, reviews of existing standards and industrial accident records, and compilation of relevant anthropometric data. These exploratory studies are utilized to establish an experimental program in the second phase consisting of resistance tests of guardrail components, static and dynamic load measurement tests using human subjects and an anthropomorphic dummy, and nonstructural tests to determine geometric requirements for guardrail safety. Based on these investigations, a model performance standard and a design guide for the guardrails are proposed.
Date
7/1976
7/1976
Author(s)
Fattal, S.G.; Cattaneo, L.E.
Fattal, S.G.; Cattaneo, L.E.
Page(s)
115
115
Keyword(s)
anthropometric; dynamic loads; industrial accidents; design; structural safety; personnel railings; personnel safety
anthropometric; dynamic loads; industrial accidents; design; structural safety; personnel railings; personnel safety