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SAFETY PRESENTATIONGeneral Safety Practices

OR“What’s Wrong with this

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

What was the most frequently cited standard by Federal OSHA in fiscal year 2013

(October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013)?

A. Fall protectionB. ScaffoldingC. Respiratory protectionD. LaddersE. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)

Fatal falls to lower level by height of fall, 2012

Equipment Safety

Construction’s “Fatal Four”

Out of 4,175* worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2012, 806 or 19.3% were in construction. The leading causes of worker deaths on construction sites were falls, followed by struck by object, electrocution, and caught-in/between. These "Fatal Four" were responsible for more than half (54.2%) the construction worker deaths in 2012*, BLS reports. Eliminating the Fatal Four would save 437 workers' lives in America every year.

Falls – 279 out of 806 total deaths in construction in CY 2012 (34.6%)

Struck by Object – 79 (9.8%) Electrocutions – 66 (8.1%) Caught-in/between – 13 (1.6%)

Work Area Safety

Common Sense Safety

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' September 2012 report

(based on 2011 figures), what occupation had the highest fatality

rates (per 100,000 employed)?

A. ConstructionB. Transportation and WarehousingC. Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishingD. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.

Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries, by industry sector, 2012

Work Related Fatalities, 1992 - 2012

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