Updates

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...

By cvoyles on May 18, 2012 in Updates |

Over on the Fatality Map page, the data set used to create the map has been posted. Go to that page to check out the map, the data set, or to submit a fatality you know of.  

By cvoyles on May 8, 2012 in Updates |

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis spoke about the falls campaign Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Building and Construction Trades National Conference. An excerpt: Did you know: Each year over 750 construction workers die on the job. And falls are the leading cause of deaths in this industry — representing about one-third of all fatalities. These are preventable tragedies that disable many construction workers, devastate their families, and damage our economy. Read the rest of her remarks at the DOL...

By cvoyles on May 8, 2012 in Updates |

EHS Today has an article about the Fatality Mapand its importance in the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction. Executive Director Pete Stafford, from the article: “No one should have to die on the job, and this map can be a tool to increase awareness and begin a dialogue,” Stafford said. “Please take the time to visit the map. Share it with friends, colleagues and family members. Talk to members of your union, class, congregation or community about the unacceptable number of workplace accidents that claim our fellow Americans in the building trades.” Read more from EHS today here or visit the Fatality Map to see the tool for...

By cvoyles on May 3, 2012 in Updates |

Occupational Health and Safety online has posted an article about the Fatality Map. CPWR’s Executive Director Pete Stafford, from the article: “The map offers a chilling graphic portrayal of the terrible toll these accidents take on the men and women of our industry. Almost every workday a construction worker somewhere in the United States dies as a result of a fall; such a tragedy probably unfolded not far from your home,” Stafford wrote in an email from the center about the maps. He asked visitors to the campaign’s website and the maps page to share them with friends, colleagues, and family members to raise public awareness “about the unacceptable number of workplace accidents that claim our fellow Americans in the building trades.” To see the toll near your home, see the Fatality Map...

By cvoyles on May 3, 2012 in Updates |

Lifelines Online, a publication of the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund (LHSFNA), has two articles this month about the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction Campaign. LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan on falls: “A fall can devastate one’s career, often with a tragic impact on the family as well,”says O’Sullivan. “Yet, every one of these injuries and fatalities is preventable. This year, the LHSFNA and a broad array of industry forces aim to find solution.” Read more about the effort that the LHSFNA is putting towards preventing construction falls here. Another article demonstrates the importance of the fatality map: “It goes without saying that any workplace death is an immense, personal tragedy for the victim’s family,” says LHSFNA Management Co-Chairman Noel C. Borck. “However, because they usually occur in isolation and are reported in the media as random events, the grief of family, friends and co-workers seldom adds momentum to efforts to prevent similar tragedies going forward. We’re hopeful that CPWR’s new Fatalities Map will help change this...