Toolbox Talk: Preventing Falls from Rooftops [2018]

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  In construction, falls from higher levels result in more deaths and injuries than any other cause. Many of these accidents are falls from rooftops. Remember This: 1. Fall protection is required for anyone working on roofs or other areas where the distance to the ground or another surface is more than 6 feet. 2. Roofing slide guards are not fall protection. 3. Always inspect your fall arrest equipment for damage. If it looks like it needs repair, remove it from service. For the updated version of this toolbox talk visit CPWR's website at https://www.cpwr.com/research/research-to-practice-r2p/r2p-library/toolbox-talks/. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Body Height Construction Industry Education Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Construction Equipment Construction Industry Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Harnesses Height Factors Injury Prevention Personal Protective Equipment PPE Roofers Roofing And Sheet Metal Work Roofing Industry Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Programs Work Environment Worker Safety

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• 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:20056225
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 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:
  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: preventing falls from rooftops
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6dad4fa893bb45a776d1b02888d1266d5ae173394a548e34e39d786ad5cc7cd3d128752954100b6c73a7b1a68bdfdcb5dd333959f5f1d3990ef9f603f43bb335
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213162/cdc_213162_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 164.03 KB ]