Events, incidents, accidents, failures, production losses, life reduction of equipment, casualties, and insurance coverage are all critical topics with respect to safety, reliability, and economics. This paper identifies ...

It is known that the rural worker is exposed to a number of environmental factors that influence directly in the performance of his work as the mechanical vibrations and the risks of the machine tipping over. These harmful ...

This study tried to analyze the risks involved in activities of forest machines to verify the compliance with NR - 12 (Regulatory Norm number: 12) and consequently with the improvements application, reduce the accidents ...

The objective of this paper is compare the common traffic lights (CTL) to three different types of traffic lights with countdown displays (SCD) and assess their effects on road safety and capacity. This comparison is ...

Se describen los principios básicos de higiene y seguridad para evitar accidentes en actividades tales como transporte hacia el lugar de trabajo, uso de herramientas, tractores y equipos, manejo de cargas, elementos de ...

New farm tractors are acquired in order to look after its operators, offering higher comfort and safety. Due to the agricultural development in Brazil, new farm entrepreneurs are in search of new technologies in order to ...

This work presents a study regarding safety requirements in a robotic work cell applied in an assembling operation in an assembly line, introducing robot setup, main applicable safety devices, monitoring devices and concepts ...