Posts by cvoyles

By cvoyles on Jun 13, 2012 in Updates |

From Prevention World, a Spanish language article about the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction. From the article: “Debido a la falta de educación y entrenamiento los hispanos seguimos siendo los más afectados en accidentes en los lugares de trabajo porque somos nosotros los que aceptamos los trabajos de mayor riesgo y muchas veces la necesidad y la barrera del idioma nos impide exigir nuestros derechos”, señaló David Mejía, supervisor e instructor de medidas de seguridad y protección ocupacional de LIUNA. To read the article, click on over to Prevention...

By cvoyles on Jun 8, 2012 in Updates |

Interested in a discussion of the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction? Jeremy Bethancourt (of partners LeBlanc Building Co., Inc and ACTA Safety) will be doing so at Safety Works Expo Plus in Phoenix, AZ, on June 12th. For more information and to register, click...

By cvoyles on May 29, 2012 in Updates |

A flyer describing the campaign and ways to be involved in promoting the campaign is available on the Get Involved page. You can also download the file (pdf) here. Help us to get out the message: Safety Pays. Falls Cost. If you have any questions or concerns related to the campaign, feel free to email us at...

By cvoyles on May 25, 2012 in Updates |

In the Training & Other Resources section of the website, there is a new handout available in both English and Spanish. They are: Safety in Residential Construction For Contractors and Homeowners – a brochure with illustrations on how to work safely in residential construction (From Protección en Construcción: the Lawrence Latino Safety Partnership. Reprinted with permission.) Safety in Residential Construction For Contractors and Homeowners – Español (From Protección en Construcción: the Lawrence Latino Safety Partnership. Reprinted with permission.) Thank you to the Protección en Construcción: the Lawrence Latino Safety Partnership for making these available....

By cvoyles on May 18, 2012 in Updates |

The Fall Prevention Campaign is in the latest OSHA Quicktakes issue. The Fatality Map is specifically mentioned, calling for anyone who knows of a fatality in the construction industry since January 1, 2012 to email fatalitymap@cpwr.com. From OSHA Quicktakes: Across the U.S. in 2010, more than 10,000 construction workers were injured as a result of falling while working from heights, and another 255 workers were killed. Safety Pays. Falls Cost. Check the Training & Other Resources page for ways to prevent...