Updates

By cvoyles on Mar 5, 2013 in Updates |

Want to learn more about the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction? On April 10, 2013, at 11 AM eastern time, you can join Christine M. Branche, Ph.D., FACE, of NIOSH, Jim Maddux of OSHA and Pete Stafford of CPWR for a discussion of the campaign and how you can get involved. As the Safety Pays, Falls Cost campaign to stop construction falls enters its second year, construction safety leaders from OSHA, NIOSH and CPWR will discuss ways to fight the leading killer of construction workers—falls from heights. Click here for more information about the webinar or to...

By cvoyles on Mar 5, 2013 in Updates |

From the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America comes a pre-work checklist to help plan work to minimize hazards. Download the PDF here or check our other materials for downloads on the Training and Other Resources for more guidance on how to work safely through the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction motto: Plan. Provide....

By cvoyles on Feb 22, 2013 in Updates |

Courtesy of Laborers Health and Safety Fund of North America comes a new handout detailing how to use a ladder safely. From the handout: What is the most dangerous piece of equipment on a construction site? A Ladder. Each year over 4,000 construction workers are injured and about 70 die falling from ladders. One out of every 18 injuries in construction is from a ladder fall. Click here for a PDF of the handout, and take a look at other resources on how to prevent falls in construction...

By cvoyles on Jan 29, 2013 in Updates |

The Fatality Map for 2012 has been finalized. Our records show 594 fatalities for 2012, including 197 fatal falls.  For more information about how this data is collected, please click here. If you are aware of a construction worksite fatality that has occurred since January 2013, please email...

By cvoyles on Jan 23, 2013 in Updates |

From the Blueprints, a technical publication of ASSE’s construction practice specialty, comes an interview about the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction. From the interview: It is critical that any end user use any or all of the various campaign information to best fit their operations and employees. Many free resources are also available that can help individuals develop the best approach, but for those who use the information for the first time, it never hurts to see what the employees understand and retain. Provide the right equipment and train everyone on the three tenets—Plan, Provide and Train. Read the rest of the interview here. (Reprinted with permission. Originally published in the Vol. 12 No. 1 issue of Blueprints, the Construction Practice Specialty’s technical publication. For more information on ASSE’s practice specialties, visit...

By cvoyles on Jan 23, 2013 in Updates |

From the news brief “Stop Falls, Save Lives”: A team of five Spanish speaking members of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration participated in an informational phone bank at Univision 45’s studios in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 25. Their mission: to inform the public about OSHA’s Fall Prevention Campaign and other ways to keep workers safe. Falls are the leading cause of construction fatalities, and account for more than a third of all deaths in the construction industry. The OSHA representatives fielded approximately 360 calls during the 5-1/2-hour phone bank. To read the news brief, click here. If you want to view a slideshow from the event, click here. Want to put on an event in conjunction with the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction? Please email falls@cpwr.com to let us...