Posts by cvoyles

By cvoyles on May 1, 2013 in Updates |

If you or your organization is interested in the campaign, please read this new guide on what the campaign is about and how to successfully promote the campaign. We are always interested  in having new people or groups join the campaign. Please email us at falls@cpwr.com if you want to become a partner so that we can add you to this list. Please also contact us if you have any questions or suggestions for the...

By cvoyles on Apr 30, 2013 in Updates |

Occupational Health & Safety Online has written an article about the campaign relaunch. From the article: Organizations involved in the national campaign to prevent falls at U.S. construction sites have re-launched it this week and hope to do even more to raise awareness of workers and safety managers during the 2013 construction season. The campaign reached hundreds of thousands of workers in 2012 with the message “Safety Pays and Falls Cost,” and the three campaign websites received more than 500,000 page views during the year. Webinars, e-mail blasts, radio and TV broadcasts, publications, and training and outreach events also spread the word. Continue reading the article and the OHS Online...

By cvoyles on Apr 30, 2013 in Updates |

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has posted a press release announcing the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction relaunch. From the release: “Too many times we hear the phrase, ‘it was an accident.’ We know these incidents are preventable, which means that hundreds of fall-related deaths and thousands of injuries can be prevented,” said Pete Stafford, executive director of CPWR. “Our years of data collection consistently show that falls constitute one-third of all construction fatalities, which makes falls the leading killer of construction workers. We’re eager to re-launch the campaign and see fall protection used when workers are at heights.” Read the rest of the press release...

By cvoyles on Apr 26, 2013 in Updates |

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) announced that the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction is being relaunched on Worker Memorial Day, April 28, 2013. Read the announcement for more information on why preventing falls in the construction industry is...

By cvoyles on Apr 26, 2013 in Updates |

From American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Safety Source comes an article about the importance of preventing falls in the highway construction industry. The article begins: In the heavy and highway construction industry, we don’t often talk about fall hazards. While falls from heights are the leading cause of accidents and deaths in other segments of the construction industry, many of us who work on roads, ports, tarmac and other un-elevated projects have the impression we are immune from falls on the jobsite. That perception is wrong. Insurance claims data show falls (from heights and resulting from slips and trips) account for approximately 25 percent of our workers’ compensation claims. They are one of the most frequent sources of injury and death. This fact alone should command our attention. To read on about the business and personal reasons to support the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction, click here...