Planning a Multi-Layered Approach to Fall Prevention and Protection

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• Alternative Title:
  Planning a Multi-Layered Approach to Fall Prevention and Protection [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  A recent CPWR survey identified insufficient or ineffective planning as the number one underlying cause of falls from heights. A lack of preparation can lead to a reliance on PPE as the only protective measure, but the survey also found that when employers didn't do any planning, the odds of workers using their fall protection equipment were 71% lower. The table below is based on the hierarchy of controls. The top of the table represents approaches that result in the most risk reduction and the bottom represents approaches that result in the least risk reduction. Contractors, owners, designers, and others should use this chart, beginning at the top and incorporating controls as feasible to prevent falls. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Fall Protection Falls Hierarchy Of Controls Injury Prevention
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• 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:20067512
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2023 Mar; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75b588bde8e506f20c11d7deea0e7cd928de413e2b7d00c58dbabeebc3bdcf6294e03f8f2209bfa945b3cfb3e1f83f9b315c0ab8b9828e38751feecb225294f2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213025/cdc_213025_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 381.38 KB ]