A Spotlight on Safety for Workers Memorial Day

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  The California Department of Public Health's Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program has been working to prevent workplace fatalities since 1992. On Workers Memorial Day we reflect on the lives lost and commit to raising awareness of safer ways to work. Workers continue to die while using methylene chloride, a life-threatening chemical that is widely sold to strip paint from surfaces. A new FACE investigation report (PDF) details the case of a California worker who died while using methylene chloride to strip paint from a bathtub and recommends safe practices. The OHB website has additional resources on preventing deaths from methylene chloride and safer alternatives to toxic paint removers. Landscaping and tree trimming are high-hazard occupations that FACE has highlighted over the years. A new landscaping safety and resource web page compiles past reports and safety recommendations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fatalities Injuries Injury Prevention Landscape Services Workers Methylene Chloride Occupational Safety Tree Trimmers Worker Safety
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059612
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Watch: April 2018. Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2018 Apr; :1-2
• Email:
  OHW@cdph.ca.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health Watch
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a0a2527174d16fb965a246a1ad18cfb873eeea84838f6b119ba3d746cb7917d36f8cfbc1013af4867666e7e947d637a8aa173ce8bec3e930594effb5c783d360
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223773/cdc_223773_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 77.83 KB ]