We need to educate our people!

1. Join the Campaign to Stop Construction Falls!
www.stopconstructionfalls.com
PLAN. PROVIDE.TRAIN.
Chart Source: Fatal occupational injuries incurred by workers in the construction
industry due to falls to a lower level, 2014 & 2015 data. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF). Accessed March 2017.
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the risk is high among Hispanic workers
All falls can be prevented.
Hispanic construction workers are at risk for several reasons, such as
language barriers and less access to quality training.
+28.3%
Percent Increase
in Number of
Fatal Falls among
Hispanic Workers
from 2014 to 2015
Text Source: Overlapping Vulnerabilities: The Occupational Health & Safety of Young
Immigrant Workers in Small Construction Firms, page 10. May 2015. NIOSH and ASSE.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2015-178/pdfs/2015-178.pdf
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