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    Work-related Traumatic Fatal Injuries Involving Confined Spaces

    Selman J 2019.pdf (16.95Mb)
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    Open access
    Authors
    Selman, Jason Stuart
    Date
    2019
    Supervisor
    Benjamin Mullins
    Janis Jansz
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Health Sciences
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79398
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    Many workers die each year from work-related confined space incidents. The rate of confined space fatalities in Australia was found to be comparable to similarly industrialised countries; and an examination of the aetiologies involved found fatalities were approximately equally from both atmospheric hazards and from physical hazards. Up to 17% of fatalities were found to be those undertaking rescue, overwhelmingly from hazardous atmospheres. Strategies to reduce confined space fatalities were developed.

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