Roofing Safety: Walk This Way!

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Every year about 400 roofers are injured and about 37 roofers die from falls. Walking this way with the proper shoes can improve your balance and help prevent falls. WALKING UP A ROOF - Zigging and zagging when walking up a sloped surface reduces the incline and can help you control your balance. WALKING ACROSS A SLOPED ROOF - Walk with your feet wide apart and take shorter steps to improve your balance. Join the campaign to stop construction falls! stopconstructionfalls.com. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Health Promotion Mortality Occupational Health Safety Walking
• Keywords:
  Construction workers; Roofing industry; Roofers; Footwear; Falls; Fatalities; Safety practices
• Source:
  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2022 Jun; :1
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065744
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• 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-512:7a65b8efc238446153af080fb908329c864edadb606c3c999670f1abfb64945529ded3839f86be998a89e989cd53a37128f477aa249c32bdbc7b325869bcac76
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119610/cdc_119610_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 158.39 KB ]