Development of specifications for passive belt systems. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Booster seat evaluation: belt anchorage location effect and performance in rear-facing seats. Final report.

Mode of access: Internet.

Assessment of vehicle interior dimensions and lap/shoulder belt fit. Final report.

Mode of access: Internet.

Fatalities of repair, maintenance, minor alteration, and addition works in Hong Kong

This study examines fatalities of repair, maintenance, minor alteration, and addition (RMAA) works which occurred in Hong Kong between January 2000 and October 2011. A total of 119 RMAA fatalities were recorded. Particular emphasis was placed on fall from height accidents as they accounted for the vast majority of RMAA fatal accidents for the period. A cluster analysis was conducted on fall from height fatal cases. The cluster analysis clearly identified three groups of fall from height fatalities: (1) bamboo scaffolders aged between 25 and 34 who fell from external wall/facade in the beginning of weekdays; (2) miscellaneous workers aged between 45 and 54 who fell from other/unknown places in the end of weekdays; and (3) manual labour aged between 35 and 44 who fell at floor level/from floor openings in weekends. Unsafe process and improper procedures were the main unsafe condition leading to fatalities whereas safety belt not properly used was the main unsafe action leading to fatalities. Specific safety interventions were recommended for each of these groups to help avoid these fatalities.

Applications of Treatment Effects Models and Semiparametric Estimation

This thesis is composed of an introductory chapter and four applications each of them constituting an own chapter. The common element underlying each of the chapters is the econometric methodology. The applications rely mostly on the leading econometric techniques related to estimation of causal effects. The first chapter introduces the econometric techniques that are employed in the remaining chapters. Chapter 2 studies the effects of shocking news on student performance. It exploits the fact that the school shooting in Kauhajoki in 2008 coincided with the matriculation examination period of that fall. It shows that the performance of men declined due to the news of the school shooting. For women the similar pattern remains unobserved. Chapter 3 studies the effects of minimum wage on employment by employing the original Card and Krueger (1994; CK) and Neumark and Wascher (2000; NW) data together with the changes-in-changes (CIC) estimator. As the main result it shows that the employment effect of an increase in the minimum wage is positive for small fast-food restaurants and negative for big fast-food restaurants. Therefore, it shows that the controversial positive employment effect reported by CK is overturned for big fast-food restaurants and that the NW data are shown, in contrast to their original results, to provide support for the positive employment effect. Chapter 4 employs the state-specific U.S. data (collected by Cohen and Einav [2003; CE]) on traffic fatalities to re-evaluate the effects of seat belt laws on the traffic fatalities by using the CIC estimator. It confirms the CE results that on the average an implementation of a mandatory seat belt law results in an increase in the seat belt usage rate and a decrease in the total fatality rate. In contrast to CE, it also finds evidence on compensating-behavior theory, which is observed especially in the states by the border of the U.S. Chapter 5 studies the life cycle consumption in Finland, with the special interest laid on the baby boomers and the older households. It shows that the baby boomers smooth their consumption over the life cycle more than other generations. It also shows that the old households smoothed their life cycle consumption more as a result of the recession in the 1990s, compared to young households.

Erros de utilização de assentos de segurança infantil por menores de 4 anos

OBJETIVO: Analisar erros de utilização de assentos de segurança infantil por crianças matriculadas em creches e fatores relacionados. MÉTODOS: Estudo observacional transversal de coleta de dados prospectiva e eixo analítico retrospectivo. RESULTADOS: Um total de 42,7% das crianças apresentava erros de utilização. O modelo de regressão logística evidenciou maiores chances de erros na presença de duas ou mais crianças no veículo (odds ratio = 5,10, p = 0,007) e menores níveis de escolaridade e renda dos pais (renda e escolaridade médias: odds ratio = 7,00, p = 0,003; renda e escolaridade baixas: odds ratio = 3,40, p = 0,03). CONCLUSÃO: Os dados são coerentes com publicações internacionais.

¿Cómo mejorar la bioseguridad en hospitales y servicios de salud?

Bioseguridad en un sentido amplio es definida como: vida libre de peligros. Medidas de bioseguridad son acciones que contribuyen para la seguridad de la vida, en el dia a dia de las personas (ej. Cinturon de seguridad, senda peatonal). Las normas de bioseguridad engloban todas las medidas que buscan evitar riesgos fisicos (radiacion o temperatura), ergonomicos (posturales), quimicos (sustancias toxicas), biologicos (agentes infecciosos) y psicologicos (como el estres). Cada tanto, cuando hay conflictos gremiales, aparecen en las noticias hospitales que tienen ratas o cucarachas, y recien ahi se toman algunas medidas correctivas, per0 la mayoria de las instalaciones de servicios de salud no cuentan con servicios de control de plagas, o si 10s tienen no son efectivos, mas por causas administrativas que tecnicas. Es inadmisible la presencia de invertebrados y vertebrados (no humanos) en hospitales y centros de salud. Se proponen algunas medidas para mejorar la bioseguridad en esas instalaciones.

Evaluation of passive belts for different size occupants. Final report supplement.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Performance testing of an improved driver restraint system for subcompact cars. Volume II - final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Anthropomorphic dummy positioning and repeatability measurements. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Vehicle Crashworthiness, Washington, D.C.

Evaluation of passive belts for different size occupants. Phase II. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Evaluation of passive belts for different size occupants. Final report, phase I.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Evaluation of the 2006 Illinois "Click It or Ticket" Campaign, April 24-June 18, 2006 /

Evaluates the impact of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign (May 2006) by using statewide public opinion and observational surveys of licensed Illinois drivers.

Evaluation of the 2006 Thanksgiving Click It or Ticket Campaign in Illinois, November 6 - December 10, 2006 /

Evaluates the impact of the "Click It or Ticket" campaign (April 2007) by using statewide public opinion and observational surveys of licensed Illinois drivers.

A methodology for analyzing general categorical data with misclassification errors with an application in studying seat belt effectiveness. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.