OSHA, NIOSH Join Forces on Fall Protection Campaign

摘要

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (wvyw.osha.gov) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - www.cdc.goviosh -are launching a campaign to encourage residential construction contractors, workers and others in that industry to work safely and use the right equipment to prevent falls."Falls kill; they are the top cause of construction fatalities accounting for one-third of on:the-job deaths in the industry," said Matt Gillen, deputy director of NIOSH's Office of ' Construction Safety and Health. "There is a real need to promote the use of fall prevention practices by contractors and construction workers to turn the problem around."