Safety Equipment

Maybe equipment and technologies in safety is of interest to you! If you are struggling to narrow down your topic, take a look at some suggestions below:

Example safety equpiment dissertation topic 1:

The case for fibreglass ladders: A study.

Though the number of people killed through electrocution each year whilst using ladders is statistically small, the number who sustain injuries is much greater. Though this dissertation focuses first, upon the work of electricians, it argues that the proposals advanced in this study should be adopted throughout the building trade as a matter of urgency. The rubber insulation provided by ‘feet’ is frequently torn off through careless or prolonged use. Wooden ladders may be heavy, and costly. Instead, this dissertation investigates the practicality of requiring that fibreglass ladders be used, first for all electrical work, and then subsequently introduced for all ladders, regardless of the industry or domestic application. This is a dissertation that would benefit from the undertaking of primary research in the form of interviews with the manufacturers of ladders as well as tradespersons.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Beyer, R.R., McCarthy, R.L. and Wood, C.T. (1994). ‘Ergonomic analysis of extension ladders’. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, vol. 38(14), pp. 816-820.
• Moghtader, J.C., Himel, H.N., Demun, E.M., Bellian, K.T. and Edlich, R.F. (1993). ‘Electrical burn injuries of workers using portable aluminium ladders near overhead power lines’. Burns, vol. 19(5), pp. 441-443.
• Shepherd, G.W., Kahler, R.J. and Cross, J. (2006). ‘Ergonomic design interventions – A case study involving portable ladders’. Ergonomics, vol. 49(3), pp. 221-234.