Development of an observational checklist for falling risk assessment of high-voltage transmission tower construction workers

Falls from elevation have been reported to cause the highest number of fatalities in the Taiwan construction industry, accounting for 43.53% of all construction worker fatalities for the period from 2006 to 2015, inclusive. High-voltage transmission tower construction is a high-risk operation due to the construction site locations, extreme climatic factors, elevated working surfaces, and narrow working space. However, the factors contributing to...