NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in Preventing Worker Deaths and Injuries from Falls through Skylights and Roof Openings

摘要

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests assistance in preventing deaths from work near skylights, skylight openings, and other types of roof openings. Recent investigations by NIOSH suggest that many fatal falls involve such openings. The Alert describes eight deaths resulting from falls that occurred during work around these openings. Existing standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulate the guarding of skylights and other roof openings. Every employer, supervisor, and worker in companies where the work may involve exposure to these hazards should comply with these standards. NIOSH requests editors of appropriate trade journals, safety and health officials, and employers in the construction trades to bring the recommendations in the Alert to the attention of contractors and workers.