Fatal Falls: The Risk Is High Among Hispanic Workers [2017]

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• Journal Article:
  Fatal falls: the risk is high among Hispanic workers
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Hispanic construction workers are at risk for several reasons, such as language barriers and less access to quality training. Plus +28.3% percent increase in number of fatal falls among Hispanic workers from 2014 to 2015. All falls can be prevented. Join the Campaign to Stop Construction Falls! stopconstructionfalls.com. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Cause Of Death Construction Industry Health Promotion Hispanic Or Latino Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction workers; Safety education; Injury prevention; Falls; Fall protection
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Nov; :1
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• 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 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065050
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ad27ffaa26b2123a90649319f7d75b01bdcd9d2c9a200306f2f8668a867827fae652d544c79094e5120c5af72f58aef161f26034db0ad16ba93938e3be784667
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53769/cdc_53769_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 428.74 KB ]