Fall Protection: As Easy as 1-2-3

Details

• Personal Author:
  Eiter B ; Hrica, Jonathan ; Kocher L ; Nasarwanji, Mahiyar F. ; Pollard J
• Description:
  This infographic on fall protection helps mine workers identify three essential steps to take when using a personal fall arrest system: select and inspect, put on, and tie off. The body text details these steps and components, and the top and bottom banners provide data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to support how important the proper use of fall arrest systems is to safety. Mine personnel commonly having the need to use fall protection at work, depending on their job duties, and this infographic is designed to give them critical tips that will be easy to remember and easy to implement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fall Protection Falls Injury Prevention Safety Equipment Safety Practices Slips, Trips, And Falls STF
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division ; SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division ; NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059301
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0a10f04ba57508b8fb99e092d31a96af4f9f3a78f59e8107fb12c8dcbf1d2f88d28195060e33e70008277ea05bd4306938cde24994de30853d5a3dbeadd9d33c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227986/cdc_227986_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 764.88 KB ]