Occupational Health Inequity: Hispanic Workers More Likely to Die from Falls

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• Journal Article:
  Occupational health inequity: Hispanic workers more likely to die from falls
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  in 2017, the rate of Hispanic workers who died from falling to a lower level was 50% higher than their non-Hispanic counterparts... 142 Hispanic workers died from falls to a lower level in 2017. promote equitable working conditions for Hispanic workers. provide fall protection training and resources in Spanish, making an effort to consider cultural relevance. all falls are preventable! do your part to make sure all workers are equally protected! [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Health Promotion Hispanic Or Latino Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Falls; Occupational health disparities; Fall protection; Training
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2023 Feb; :1
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement 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:20067516
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• 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:cf5e5d9ecec93023946c6d2389bba409de2702d41e3ca0c29d3d734013d3f10e116af05b9d8cd8871b33e58e715bf6344d20cbeb0e1d81b9bedeb2005f59508f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/130198/cdc_130198_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 911.68 KB ]