Construction Toolbox Talk: Prevent Falls through Holes [2022]

Details

• 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:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and The Center for Construction Research and Training - CPWR developed the Construction Toolbox Talks series to raise awareness of workplace hazards and how to prevent injuries and illnesses. This series is free and accessible online. Foremen, supervisors, business owners and safety trainers can use the toolbox talks to lead discussions that focus attention on hazards workers may face that day or week on the job, as well as to supplement or reinforce other safety and health training efforts. The objective of this toolbox talk series is to keep safety front and center at the worksite. Holes are made in roofs and floors as buildings go up and are torn down. Workers can be injured or killed if they fall through the holes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Facility Design And Construction Floors And Floorcoverings Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Construction workers; Safety practices; Safety education; Training; Falls; Walking surfaces; Roofers; Injury prevention
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-145, 2022 Aug; :1-2
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022145
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065934
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dbf6e0799abfd3ebcf2913785cc81f748bb818b2573d0d0bcf0d859a6771a7ad5afb4b1f66bc3981e80c96a31f5d528162801bcb2faa0fccbb1714f15efc27fd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/159013/cdc_159013_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 722.00 KB ]