New Trends of fatal falls in the construction industry

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• Personal Author:
  Brown, Samantha ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Dong, Xiuwen Sue
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In support of the 2020 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, this special issue reports recent trends of fatal falls in the construction industry.
  
  The seventh annual National Safety Stand-Down is taking place this month despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This event is part of the National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction that was launched in 2012 by the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Construction Sector Council, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The campaign aims to raise public awareness of fall hazards and to reinforce the importance of fall prevention. To support the campaign, this special issue of the Data Bulletin reports trends of fatal falls in the construction industry, highlighting changes in fatal falls to a lower level in recent years based on the most recent data. The fatality numbers were obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). Construction employment was estimated from the Current Population Survey (CPS). To calculate injury rates, employment was adjusted for the number of hours worked (full-time equivalent or FTE), assuming that full-time employees work 2,000 hours per year.
  
  DataBulletin-Falls-Special-Issue-2020.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents, Occupational Anniversaries And Special Events Construction Industry Health Promotion Safety
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  NIOSH OH 009762
• Name as Subject:
  National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  6 numbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061750
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
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