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Fall-protection harnesses: hazard alert.

Authors
The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
Source
Silver Spring, MD: The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, 2004 Dec; :1-2
Link
https://www.cpwr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/FallHarnessweb2018.pdf
NIOSHTIC No.
20039447
Abstract
Falls kill more than 300 construction workers every year and hurt thousands. Deadly falls on the job are from unprotected roof edges, roof and floor openings, scaffolds, ladders, structural steel, leading edges, open shafts, and more. Protect Yourself: Whenever fall protection is needed, make sure you have the right fall-protection system, know how it works, get trained to use it - and use it. Where eliminating the hazard, guardrails, or safety nets won't work, you need personal protective equipment (PPE) - fall-restraint systems, personal fall-arrest systems, or work positioning systems (on rebar). Restraint systems keep you from falling. Fall-arrest systems stop falls. You will need a full-body harness if you use one of these systems. A full-body harness has straps worn around your trunk and thighs, with one or more D-rings in back to attach the harness to other parts of the system. If you fall, a properly fitted harness spreads the stopping force over your thighs, pelvis, chest, and shoulders.
Keywords
Construction; Construction-equipment; Construction-industry; Construction-materials; Construction-workers; Safety-education; Safety-measures; Safety-practices; Work-environment; Work-practices; Worker-health; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Accident-prevention; Hazards; Accident-potential; Fall-protection; Personal-protective-equipment; Harnesses; Mortality-data; Height-factors; Training; Body-protection; Body-weight; Body-regions; Equipment-design; Equipment-operators; Equipment-reliability
Contact
Building and Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO: CPWR, Suite 1000, 8484 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910
Publication Date
20041202
Document Type
Other
Funding Type
Construction; Cooperative Agreement
Fiscal Year
2005
Identifying No.
Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U54-OH-008307
Priority Area
Construction
Source Name
Fall-Protection Harnesses: Hazard Alert
State
MD
Performing Organization
CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division