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Join Us in Making Roofer Safety a Priority 365 Days a Year



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  • Personal Author:
    Vitkovich, Keith J.
  • Corporate Authors:
    CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
  • Description:
    Last month members of our union and our employers from across the country participated in the National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. Leading up to that event we launched a year-long social media campaign #roofersafety365 through our Research to Practice Partnership with the National Roofing Contractors Association and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training to provide our members and employers with regular reminders about how to prevent falls and other hazards. CPWR's tweets alone have generated 569 retweets by roofing contractors, safety and health professionals, and roofers, and resulted in 179,988 impressions, which is a quick indicator of how many people have seen the post. In addition, we developed a new video to raise awareness of how to prevent a fall when using a ladder. The new video, released to coincide with this year's Stand-Down, showcases safe ladder practices, including step-by-step instructions for using the free NIOSH Ladder Safety App. This video, which is available in English and Spanish, can help you and your co-workers avoid a potentially disabling or fatal fall from a ladder. Since the risk for falls is still too high for construction workers, particularly those employed by small contractors, our work to prevent falls and other injuries isn't finished. That's why we plan to continue to use our #roofersafety365 campaign to share new safety information and resources to help our members and their employers eliminate hazards and work safely. Look for our posts on Twitter and Facebook, and let us know if there's a hazard you're concerned about and we'll take steps to find a solution. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  • Subjects:
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  • Series:
    CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
  • ISSN:
    0890-961X
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    3 pdf pages
  • Volume:
    79
  • Issue:
    2
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20062976
  • Citation:
    Journeyman Roofer Waterproofer 2019 Jun; 79(2):12
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2019
  • Performing Organization:
    CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20090901
  • Source Full Name:
    The Journeyman Roofer & Waterproofer
  • End Date:
    20240831
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:880106882c71862b9f5ded8af47d92f462221bcdadca9c9ac1bfe2c81827dfefcb0fce5d3f3432a71065d038805ba8142668f7ac10e6c98b5cce393a4e9cb13a
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  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 838.18 KB ]
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