A Survey on Occupational Injuries in Works on Trees in Italy

Proto, Andrea Rosario; Mazzocchi, F.; Cossio, Filippo; Bortolini, Lucia; Pascuzzi, Simone; Caruso, L; Diano, Maurizio; Zimbalatti, Giuseppe

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.266

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“…The experimental scheme consists of 36 overall tests carried out with 2 types of rope, on which 2 types of friction hitches were applied with special lanyards. Two friction hitches were chosen: the Prusik and the Valdotain hitch [8,17,24]. For each type of rope/knot, 3 pieces of rope and 3 cords were used.…”

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“…Table 2 shows the characteristics of the carabiner and rigging plate. Ropes were donated by two companies in the sector; friction hitches were selected based on their frequency of use by climbers and studies in the literature (Evans, 2012;Proto et al, 2016).…”

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“…Operators are exposed to a multitude of risks, given that they work at considerable heights. In fact, as noted by several authors, this typology of arboriculture is a dangerous activity, with a high number of injuries every year occurring in many countries [5][6][7][8]. Pruning and controlled felling (rigging) are the most common and frequent practices, which in these contexts require work "in canopy".…”

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Tensile Strength of Ropes and Friction Hitch Used in Tree Climbing Work

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Tree climbing techniques for arboriculture are becoming more and more popular, but like any work activity, there are risks for the operator. The PPE (personal protective equipment) and protective systems studied here include semi-static ropes and friction hitches. The work rope/friction hitch system is a combination that many operators rely on, but unlike current mechanical rope clamps and descenders, they do not have European certifications. For this reason, tensile tests were carried out using a traction bench on rope/knot systems. Two rope models and two types of knots were used to stress the systems and materials as much as possible, so as to observe the resulting ratios. A total of 36 tests were carried out in which measurements were taken, including applied load in traction, knot creep, and rope diameter changes. Several results were obtained, including a maximum load of 18.7 kN, a maximum slip of 9.6 cm and a maximum diameter variation of 3 mm. This work represents a preliminary investigation for verifying the relationship between work ropes and friction knots. Relationships among the variables were observed; differences emerged mainly as a function of the type of knot used rather than the type of rope used. The data obtained is also important for applications towards improving preventative safety measures.

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Tensile Strength of Ropes and Friction Hitch Used in Tree Climbing Work

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“…The scientific literature about the technical and economic evaluation of maintenance operation performed by tree-climbing appears rather poor. Some authors have studied either safety aspects of the method [3][4][5][6] or technical and economical characteristics [7][8][9][10]. Mazzocchi (2018) carried out a study on ergonomic and safety aspects, including a wide survey on the work conditions of arborists [5].…”

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A Survey on Rope-Based Ascending Techniques and Materials of Professional Arborists in Italy

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Gallo³

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The techniques funded for rope-based access to the tree canopy (the so-called tree climbing) have been spreading in recent years. A variety of practices, such as pruning, felling of trees, cabling, phytosanitary inspections, and others, can be carried out using these techniques, and the methods allow one to operate on trees placed in any location, proving extremely suitable for maintaining trees grown in an urban environment. In Italy, the number of arborists operating with a rope on trees is increasing significantly. They are usually highly specialized professionals, and they use specific techniques and materials. Despite the diffusion of these techniques in modern arboriculture, it is not easy to find sound ad updated information and data on them. In this work, based mainly on the answers obtained from a specific questionnaire addressed to 86 Italian professional climbers, some aspects of the applied techniques were reported. The paper shows data on professional training and formation, on the work organization, and on the utilized materials and equipment. In general, a large variety of situations are reported, a result probably linked to the fast growth of the sector in the past years.

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“…Differently from the general database on occupational accidents, Infor.MO is a database based on the ESAW latest protocol that makes additional information on the registered accidents available. In fact, it provides a brief description of the accident, a record card showing the details of the injury factor, as well as the determinant or the determinants when one or more factors have contributed to the accident′s occurrence [55]. The use of ESAW databases can allow the reduction of the drawbacks related to the limited information of traditional statistics on occupational accidents [23].…”

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Risk Profiling from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) Accidents′ Databases: A Case Study in Construction Sites

Lombardi

Fargnoli

Parise

2019

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The number of accidents and victims in the construction sector has not decreased significantly despite the increasingly stricter laws and regulations. The analysis of accidents, as well as their root causes and determinants can certainly contribute to the development of more effective preventive interventions. The present study proposes a methodology for the analysis and synthesis of data provided by accidents statistics with the goal of defining specific risk profiles based on the accidents determinants, their variables, and how they interact with one another in influencing the occurrence of an accident. For this purpose, a procedure capable of extracting this type of information from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) database was developed. In particular, data processing and aggregation are performed by means of the synergic use of the Matrix of Descriptors (MoD) and cluster analysis. To validate such a procedure, the analysis of fatalities due to electrical shocks was carried out. The results achieved allowed us to elicit valuable information for both safety managers and decision makers. The proposed methodology can facilitate a systemic analysis of accidents databases reducing the difficulties in managing reports and accident statistics.

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A Survey on Occupational Injuries in Works on Trees in Italy

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Tensile Strength of Ropes and Friction Hitch Used in Tree Climbing Work

Tensile Strength of Ropes and Friction Hitch Used in Tree Climbing Work

A Survey on Rope-Based Ascending Techniques and Materials of Professional Arborists in Italy

Risk Profiling from the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) Accidents′ Databases: A Case Study in Construction Sites

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