Toolbox Talk: Lightning

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Construction workers who work in open spaces, on roofs, or other high places are at the greatest risk of being struck by lightning. Workers struck by lightning can be killed or suffer burns, nervous system damage, and other health problems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction Industry Construction Workers Injuries Lightning Roofers Roofing Industry
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:20062130
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 May; :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:
  2018
• 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:
  Toolbox talk: lightning
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4b6e3939b79344617dfcaba758a62ca4a8529fb7f185ec9de0e7169260578fa518b3e01b2405e58d69c96ce35edd441e627cfa0276a7330ee15d1e32bed69ca4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213147/cdc_213147_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 431.56 KB ]