In 2010, more than 10,000 construction workers were injured as a result of falling while working from heights, and another 255 workers were killed.
OSHA’s fall prevention campaign has also been developed in partnership with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and NIOSH’s National Occupational Research Agenda program. OSHA and NIOSH will work with trade associations, unions, employers, universities, community and faith-based organizations. They will also help provide employers and workers, especially vulnerable, low-literacy workers, with education and training.
The poster campaign will be displayed in Montgomery County’s public bus system and illustrates the hazards posed by working from heights in construction and the necessary steps to keep workers safe (such as harness and lines for roof work).
Montgomery County is located in Maryland, south of Baltimore.
