Highlighted findings from a CPWR survey on underlying causes of falls from heights.

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• Personal Author:
  Barlet G ; Bunting, Jessica ; Greenberg R
• Description:
  Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States, due in part to the presence of major work-related hazards such as falls - the leading cause of death among construction workers. Despite ongoing efforts to improve awareness and use of fall protection and fall prevention solutions, 353 workers died from falls to a lower level in 2020 alone, and fall protection in construction remained the most frequently cited OSHA standard for violations across all industries for the ninth consecutive fiscal year. To better understand why serious falls from heights continue to occur with such frequency despite being preventable, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) conducted a survey of persons who experienced, witnessed, or investigated a workplace fall incident. The survey was developed and fielded with support from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Z359 National Work at Heights Task Force, the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Construction Sector Council Falls Workgroup, and other organizers of the National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction (Falls Campaign) and the National Safety Stand-Down (Stand-Down). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Construction workers; Work operations; Hazards; Slips, trips, and falls; STF; Fatalities; Fall protection; Preventive measures; Protective measures
• 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:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065759
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 Aug; :1-20
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• 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:
  Highlighted findings from a CPWR survey on underlying causes of falls from heights
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b192550978a4afe240c24c840cfa450b260c88e7d4b9e739cdd9743d3f8f3b121770a96e005b17e3eb371f68b91e18b96592989d1ba7039c038ca9b5053f248b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248980/cdc_248980_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.08 MB ]