Construction - Fall Protection
In 1995, 1,048 construction workers died on the job, with 32%, or 335 of them, resulting from falls. Each year, falls consistently account for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction industry. Falls may result from a number of factors, including unstable working surfaces, misuse of fall protection equipment, and human error. Studies have shown that the use of guardrails, fall arrest systems, safety nets, covers, and travel restriction systems can prevent A lot of of the deaths and injuries that result from falls.
work-related fatalities caused by falls remain a serious public health problem through out the USA. The United States of America Department of Labor lists falls as one of the pimary causes of traumatic work-related death, accounting for eight% of all work-related fatalities from trauma. Before you can begin a fall protection program, you must identify the potential fall dangers in your workplace. Any time a worker is at a height of six feet or more, the worker is in danger and needs to be protected.
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