Protect Your Head [2021]

Details

• Journal Article:
  Protect your head
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  This infographic provides information on head injuires and how to prevent them. Each year, thousands of workers suffer a head injury and hundreds die. Always wear head protection. It can protect you from cuts, burns, bruises, traumatic brain injuries like concussions, and death. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/3qEb3zO. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers; Statistical analysis; Hazard recognition; Head injuries; Head protective equipment; Headgear; Injuries; Injury prevention; Personal protective equipment; PPE; Construction equipment; Construction materials; Brain damage; Fatalities; Traumatic brain injury; TBI; Traumatic injuries
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2021 Jan; :1
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Funding:
  Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U60-OH-009762
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061752
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fb1454f067e646d323197f201c5ebc64fbd97819f6686d9f0b23f2115122044c51b4320f41df07ad9af26b1829f7850225107c2e38627be91fb285863aa30998
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115528/cdc_115528_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 178.44 KB ]