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National Campaign to Prevent Falls

 

During the month of May the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),

the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR)  and the NORA Construction Sector Council (a national government-labor-management partnership) are teaming together to  launch a national campaign for preventing falls, the leading cause of work-related injury and deaths in construction.

FSU’ Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) will partner with Facilities, Housing, Oglesby Union, Panama City and Ringling to participate in this campaign and raise awareness about methods to prevent falls amongst employees involved in maintenance and construction related activities.  EH&S will distribute campaign material to departments on a weekly basis.  The campaign will emphasize that falls can be prevented and lives can be saved through three simple steps:

  • PLAN ahead to get the job done safely
  • PROVIDE the right equipment to employees to get the job done safely
  • TRAIN everyone to use the equipment safely

Additional information about the national campaign is available online at http://stopconstructionfalls.com/.