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NIOSH To Study Construction Falls
12/28/2006
 Cincinnati, Ohio -- The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR) and the District Council of Northern New Jersey of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers are collaborating to improve the prevention of falls and close calls in construction.
Falls are the number one cause of fatal injuries in construction. Apprentices and journeymen will evaluate two training tools to promote hazard recognition on job sites. Discussions with journeymen ironworkers who have experience with falls and close calls will be used to identify and eliminate working conditions that may contribute to close calls and falls.
Contact Ted Scharf (email) for more information on this research project. NIOSH resources on construction safety are available at www.cdc.gov/niosh/injury/traumastruct.html.
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