Updates

By cvoyles on Jun 22, 2012 in Updates |

In honor of National Safety Month, the Texas Mutual blog is highlighting different kinds of workplace dangers. For week three, the focus is on falls. Check the blog post for their tips, and as always, you can check out Stop Construction Falls Training and Other Resources for other tips on preventing...

By cvoyles on Jun 19, 2012 in Updates |

Want to learn more about how the Campaign To Prevent Falls in Construction came about? Or why the Campaign decided to focus on falls in construction? Listen to Cathy Hansell’s podcast to learn more. The episode teaser: Did you know that 30% of work site construction deaths are caused by falls? These deaths and other fall-related injuries in all workplaces are totally preventable. Please join me, Cathy Hansell, as I interview the Dr. Christine Branche, Principle Associate Director of NIOSH and Director, Office of Construction Safety and Health, CDC and Pete Stafford, the Executive Director of CPWR, The Center for Construction Research and Training, who jointly led the creation of this program and campaign. To listen, click here and go to episode seven – NIOSH Fall Prevention — to open the podcast for free in...

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....