滑跤與跌倒事故－－文獻回顧與展望

Current and Future Research of Slip/Fall Accidents

滑跤是許多人日常生活或工作中的共同經驗，人們對於這類事故的印象通常是‘小意外’，然而許多國家的官方統計顯示了這類事故對於勞工生命安全威脅的嚴重性，因此這類事故的研究與預防是維護勞工安全與衛生方面不容忽視的課題。本文依照流行病學法、人體力學法、精神物理學法、與摩擦特性等四大方面的研究依序回顧學術界對這類事故的調查，最後並舉出未來的研究方向供各界參考。

Slipping and falling, normally treated as ‘little accident’, are the common experience of many people. On the contrary, this kind of incident has been shown by the statistics from many countries to be a major hazard for workers. This article reviews contemporary literature of slipping/falling in epidemiological, biomechanical, psychophysical, and tribological areas. Future research is also discussed.