Construction Toolbox Talk: Aerial Lifts Safety

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• 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. Aerial lifts include scissor lifts, boom lifts, and bucket trucks. Here are some reasons why construction workers are killed or injured every year while using this equipment: 1) They were not wearing a harness and fell off the equipment. 2) They fell with the equipment when it tipped over. 3) They were electrocuted when the equipment touched a power line or electrical wires. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Electric Injuries Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Electrocutions Equipment Operation Falls Safety Education Safety Practices Training
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022127
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065916
• 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, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-127, 2022 Aug; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• 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/210214/cdc_210214_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.32 MB ]