Production Tables on Mast Climbing Work Platforms Can Reduce Back Injuries and Falls

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• Alternative Title:
  Production Tables on Mast Climbing Work Platforms Can Reduce Back Injuries and Falls [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Mast climbing work platforms or mast climbers get the job done faster... until a worker is injured or loses balance, increasing the risk of falling off the mast climbing work platform. Injuries such as back injuries often occur from manual material handling. 1 out of 2 overexertion injuries in construction are back injuries. 2 out of 5 fatal falls from mast climbers involve masons. Production tables can help keep workers safe on the job. Interventions that help masons maintain good posture and balance can reduce back injuries and prevent falls. Production tables increase platform space with bricks and mortar stored on top and tools and materials below. The table is set at a comfortable height for work. Production tables on mast climbers can help reduce fall and back injuries by: 1. Improving standing balance. 2. No longer stepping down to the lower deck. 3. Reducing trunk motion during work.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Plastics Preceptorship Radiation Radiation Protection Radio Waves Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Bricklayers Climbing Construction Workers Falls Masons
• Series:
  NIOSH Infographics
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064957
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: 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 Nov; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181948/cdc_181948_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.71 MB ]