From the Desk of Chris Trahan Cain, Executive Director | |
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New Data Bulletin Examines Fatal Injuries | |
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In 2022, 20% of America’s nearly 5,500 on-the-job fatalities were among construction workers. The July 2024 issue of CPWR’s Data Bulletin -- "Fatal Injury Trends in the Construction Industry, 2011-2022" -- examines fatal occupational injuries and at-work deaths in construction by major subsector, occupation, demographics, primary source, event/exposure, and cause of death. In addition, we identified the most frequently used words in fatal injury narratives to identify trends. From 2011 to 2022, the number of fatal injuries increased 39.8%, while the rate increased 3.3%. All data sources examined found falls were a leading cause of fatal injuries. For example, falls, slips, and trips accounted for 40% of fatal injuries examined and the words “fall” and “fell” were used 3,884 times in CPWR Fatality Map Narratives. The July CPWR webinar will explore the Data Bulletin's findings in detail -- register below.
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TOOLS FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH | |
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New Material to Help Develop a Year-Round Fall Prevention Program
The 2024 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls may be behind us, but with falls from heights being the number one cause of work-related fatalities in construction, it’s important to focus on fall safety all year long! CPWR has developed suggestions for keeping your fall prevention program engaging and making sure leadership and employees continue thinking about how to keep themselves and one another safe. Remember, all falls are preventable!
Guidance for Safe Summer Work
OSHA’s announcement last week of a proposed rule on heat highlighted the hazards construction workers face this summer. CPWR offers a range of resources to help, including Toolbox Talks, Hazard Alert Cards, infographics, on-demand webinars, and checklists for heat-related illness prevention plans. Visit our Heat Hazards webpage to obtain these free materials.
Sign Up for a Newsletter on Preventing Deaths from Suicide and Opioids
The next edition of NABTU and CPWR’s newsletter to help the construction industry prevent suicides and deaths from opioids -- REASON (Resources and Effective programs Addressing Suicides and Opioids Now) – will be coming out later this summer. REASON provides comprehensive solutions, important research, and free resources that highlight these issues and the positive steps being taken to address them. Read the first issue and subscribe now; you can also see CPWR’s extensive collection of materials on these topics.
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Environmental Heat Stress and Physiological Heat Strain in Construction Workers During Work in the Summer. Fabiano Amorim, Zachary Schlader. CPWR Small Study, 2024. Read the Key Finding and the full report. | |
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Wednesday, July 31 at 2:00pm ET (1 hour)
CPWR Webinar: Fatal Injury Trends in the Construction Industry
As you likely already know, construction is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States: in 2022, its workers accounted for 19.9% of all on-the-job fatal injuries but only 7.5% of employment. Hear more about work-related fatalities and how they impact different sectors and populations of workers from CPWR’s Data Center Director, Dr. Amber Trueblood, in this upcoming webinar. Dr. Trueblood will review information from and answer your questions about the just-published Data Bulletin on "Fatal Injury Trends in the Construction Industry from 2011-2022" and will also share the latest efforts from the Data Center to develop a new, interactive CPWR Construction Chart Book. The Construction Chart Book, currently available in its sixth edition, presents a comprehensive overview of data on all facets the U.S. construction industry, including economic and employment trends, injuries and illnesses, and other safety and health issues. The newest version of it will be easier to access and users will be able to interact with distinct data dashboards on various topics to better isolate the information they need.
Moderator: G. Scott Earnest, PhD, PE, CSP, Associate Director for Construction, Office of Construction Safety and Health, NIOSH
Presented by: Amber Trueblood, DrPH, Director, Data Center, CPWR
Click here to register and submit your question(s) in advance
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August 7-9, Denver – ASSP’s Safety 2024 Conference and Expo
8/9, 7:30 a.m. (MT) – “Fall Protection & Restraint Forum”
- Thom Kramer, Principal, LJB Engineering
- Jessica Bunting, Director, Research to Practice, CPWR
- Dan Henn, Vice President, Operations, Reliance Fall Protection
- Michael Overholt, Vice President, Safety & Quality, American Contractors Insurance Group
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Safe + Sound Week Coming Next Month
Safe + Sound Week -- a key part of OSHA’s year-round campaign to encourage every workplace to have an effective safety and health program – takes place August 12-18. This year’s Safe + Sound Week will provide resources for businesses on Job Hazard Analysis (JHA). Visit the campaign website to sign up and learn more.
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