Hazard Alert: Ladders (2013)

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Am I in danger? If you use a ladder on a construction site, then the answer is YES. Falls are the leading cause of deaths and injuries in the construction industry. Each year, more than 4,000 construction workers are injured so seriously by ladder falls that they miss work. Each year, about 70 construction workers DIE in falls from ladders. Electrocution Hazard: Falls aren't the only way to get hurt on a ladder! Contact with overhead power lines is a common, and sometimes fatal, source of injury for those working with ladders. Make sure your ladder is positioned at least 10 feet from power lines. Aluminum is an excellent conductor of electricity. Working around wiring? Fiberglass is a better choice. To avoid a fall: 1) Inspect the ladder before every use. 2) Position your ladder properly. 3) Use the ladder safely. Is a ladder the right tool for the job? For work at heights, consider using a scaffold or aerial lift. The wider work platform and guard rails can substantially reduce your risk of falls. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Education Electric Injuries Electricity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accident-statistics Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-materials Construction-workers Electric-power-transmission-lines Electrical-hazards Electrocutions Equipment-design Equipment-reliability Fall-protection Height-factors Injury-prevention Ladders Mortality-data Mortality-rates Performance-capability Safety-education Safety-programs Safety-research Training Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Worker-health

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Hazard Alerts
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046384
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2013 Nov; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Hazard alert: ladders
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ea0fbde22f567b5a0b3ede076b8afdfa764ae93a1ad7cd9614adf34e74d14ffe81badf87f7fe7808a5f5db4987178d4caebf1a2ef8d922252d932ec3a3886cbe
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212906/cdc_212906_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB ]