Development and validation of a method to evaluate temporary railing built and installed on construction sites

Project IRSST

Development and validation of a method to evaluate temporary railing built and installed on construction sitesAndré Lan, Jean Arteau, Renaud Daigle / IRSST
Richard Roux / École Polytechnique

IRSST publications Scientific publications and communications

0099-0300 : Completed

Falls from heights are one of the main causes of industrial accidents, particularly in the construction industry. They produce serious and sometimes even fatal injuries. The regulations stipulate, however, that workers exposed to such a risk must be protected. For work on a floor, guardrails are the most appropriate means of collective protection. However, it is difficult to verify their level of safety since they are manufactured and installed on construction sites. To evaluate their strength, effectiveness and reliability, the researchers performed laboratory testing on wooden guardrails, and on guardrails with metal stays as support, with metal frames connected to the stays, depending on the conditions observed in the field. This allowed them to validate a practical and reproducible method for verifying the safety of these types of guardrails manufactured and installed on construction sites and their compliance with standards and regulations.

IRSST publications
Lan, André; Arteau, Jean; Daigle, Renaud
Développement et validation d'une méthode d'évaluation des garde-corps fabriqués et installés à pied d'oeuvre sur les chantiers (Development and validation of a method for evaluating railings built and installed on construction sites)
Études et recherches / Rapport R-415, Montréal, IRSST, 2005, 162 pages. Free download More Info

Scientific publications and communicationsLan A., Daigle R.

Development and validation of a method for evaluating temporary wooden guardrails built and installed on construction sites
Safety Science, 2009, vol. 47, no 2, p. 215-226.

Lan A., Daigle R.

La prévention des chutes : Aspects réglementaire et normatif
in Colloque régional SST de l’Estrie, (20 mai, 2008 : Sherbrooke, Canada), 2008.

Lan A., Daigle R.

Développement et validation d'une méthode d'évaluation des garde-corps en bois fabriqués et installés à pied d’œuvre sur les chantiers
in Congrès de l'Association québécoise pour l'hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail / AQHSST : L'approche globale en SST... gage de réussite (29e : 16-18 mai, 2007 : Chicoutimi, Canada), 2007.

Lan A., Daigle R.

Development and validation of a method to evaluate wooden guardrails built and readily installed on Construction sites
in 2006 International Fall Protection Symposium, (June 14-15, 2006 : Seattle, U.S.A.), 2006.

Lan A., Arteau J., Daigle R.

Verification of the strength of the anchor point of a fall arresting and positioning system for ironworkers
in 2006 International Fall Protection Symposium, (June 14-15, 2006 : Seattle, U.S.A.), 2006.

Lan A., Arteau J., Sirard C.

Method for validating a multi-component safety system
Safety Science, vol. 42, no 6, 2004, p. 493-517.

Lan A., Arteau J., Daigle R.
Développement et validation d’une méthode d’évaluation des garde-corps fabriqués et installés à pied-d’oeuvre sur les chantiers Download 952 Ko

in D'un riche passé @ un avenir prometteur : 23e Congrès de l'Association québécoise pour l'hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail / AQHSST, (23e : 9-11 mai, 2001 : Hull, Canada), 2001, p. 221-227.