True fall stories: the impact on lives!

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Harvey McGill, lead instructor at University of Washington, was involved in a workplace accident early in his career life. A workplace accident buried him alive and caused enough injury, he was unable to work for three years. He learned a lot of lessons during this time. It gave him a calling in his life to help others as a primary prevention advocate for construction safety. The Stand-Downs help him share this information. The main message he wants you to takeaway: Use fall prevention up front, so that you don't just react after the fact.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Interior Design And Furnishings Occupational Health Paint Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Safety Skin Solvents
• Keywords:
  Accidents Behavior Construction Industry Employees Exposure Levels Falls Fatalities Ladders Occupational Hazards Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Preventive Measures Risk Factors Safety Equipment Safety Programs Work Environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Video
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2:39 minutes
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063223
• Citation:
  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, 2021 Aug; :2:39 minutes
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181918/cdc_181918_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 728.79 KB ]