Document ID (ISN) | 103275 |
CIS number |
04-461 |
Year |
2004 |
Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2004-156
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Title |
NIOSH Alert - Preventing falls of workers through skylights and roof and floor openings |
Bibliographic information |
Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-2002, USA, Aug. 2004. 12p. Illus. 16 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-156/pdfs/2004-156.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
Fatalities caused by falls remain a serious occupational safety issue throughout the United States. Falls are one of the leading causes of traumatic injury death in the workplace, accounting for 808 of 5900 (13.7%) of such fatalities in 2001. Contents of this booklet on the prevention of serious injuries and fatalities from falls: current standards; short case reports; recommendations aimed at employers, skylight manufacturers and designers, building owners and workers. A detachable poster is included. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; floor openings; USA; falls from heights; building industry; fatalities; injuries |
Descriptors (secondary) |
accident descriptions; safety guides; safe working methods |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering Falls from heights
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