Don't Fall For It! Digital Media Dramatizes Ladder Safety

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  The Challenge: Falls, including those from ladders, are the leading cause of death and the second-most common cause of non-fatal injuries for construction workers. Ladder-related falls account for 16% of all fatal falls and about a fourth of all fall-related injuries. Most of these deaths and injuries are from heights of 10 feet or less. The medical, wage, and quality-of-life costs of ladder-related deaths and injuries to society are enormous. For the families, friends, and co-workers the personal and emotional costs are immeasurable. The Response: CPWR and its union and industry partners knew that it would take more than statistics to capture workers' attention and change attitudes and behavior regarding ladder safety. A multi-stakeholder collaboration was undertaken to develop attention-grabbing training materials that would raise awareness of ladder fall hazards and prevention. Early versions of a DVD and supporting fact sheets were pilot-tested with 35 New Jersey building trades apprentices. Feedback was also provided by more than 300 apprenticeship and training committee members, researchers, insurance company representatives, and safety and health professionals. Based on their input, researchers finalized English- and Spanish-language versions of the materials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Falls Fatalities Information Dissemination Injuries Injury Prevention Ladders Training
• 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:
  Fact Sheet
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054725
• Citation:
  CPWR IMPACT. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2012 Mar; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• 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:
  CPWR IMPACT
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c228c03c8b43fcfe343be73370bc081e5a08df02f3c19ee9f28e6a02703fa3fe5d91754974f18c74dc1b9e049cbd4b5eb288b7eca27a0fb33c65808e9c942d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213072/cdc_213072_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.64 MB ]