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Wigston, England – The use of digital tools when designing construction projects can help make worksites safer, according to a report released Jan. 20.
Silver Spring, MD – The Center for Construction Research and Training recently released three training videos based on NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports, also known as FACE Reports.
Washington – Using features such as parapets and guardrails on roofs during construction could help prevent falls among workers, according to a new NIOSH publication.
In a white paper, "Building a Proactive Safety Culture in the Construction Industry" by the Philadelpia-based ACE Group, George Cesarini, Geoffrey Hall and Matthew Kupiec of ACE's Construction unit discuss the need for construction companies to build a culture of safety that is ingrained at all levels, beginning at the top.
Work-related falls can result in severe injuries and death. According to the National Safety Council, falls to a lower level were the second leading cause of workplace fatalities in 2009, behind highway crashes.
NIOSH and other safety experts tout the benefits of Prevention through Design, a method used to integrate safety into every aspect of a process, product or facility during the design stage. So why hasn’t it become a common practice?
According to data from the National Safety Council’s 2011 edition of “Injury Facts,” 667 people were killed and an additional 28,958 were injured in work zone crashes in 2009.
