Toolbox Talk: Falls: Extension Ladders [2017]

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Toolbox Talk: Falls: Extension Ladders [2017]

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2017/01/01
By CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
Series: CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications

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Journal Article:

Toolbox talk: falls: extension ladders
Corporate Authors:

CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
Description:

Each year, construction workers fall from ladders and are injured or die. Most of these falls are from extension ladders and occur when the ladder slips, the supports move, or the worker loses balance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Workplace
Keywords:

Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers; Safety practices; Injury prevention; Ladders; Falls; Extension ladders
Source:

Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Jan; :1-2
Series:

CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
Subseries:

Toolbox Talk
Publisher:

CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

cooperative agreement OH 009762
Genre:

Fact Sheet
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:

2 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20061794
Contact Point Address:

CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Federal Fiscal Year:

2018
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:

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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/148825/cdc_148825_DS1.pdf
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