{"id":12029,"date":"2014-06-03T20:40:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T00:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=12029"},"modified":"2021-07-07T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T09:22:09","slug":"photo-gallery-falls-just-waiting-to-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/photo-gallery-falls-just-waiting-to-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: Falls Just Waiting to Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"
Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry, accounting for 269 of the 775 construction fatalities recorded in 2012. And like other fatal workplace injuries, they\u2019re largely preventable.<\/p>\n
Next week\u2019s National Safety Stand-Down (June 2-6) will highlight the importance of fall protection at construction sites. In the meantime, these images provide some extreme examples of what not to do to protect workers from falls.<\/p>\n
<\/a> Program that advocates solid safety measures: awareness, good housekeeping and proper equipment use. View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a> Raise awareness and lower the likelihood of fall incidents with this course. View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a> Covers OSHA’s general fall protection requirements, steel erection fall protection, & more. View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry, accounting for 269 of the 775 construction fatalities recorded in 2012. And like other fatal workplace injuries, they\u2019re largely preventable. Next week\u2019s National Safety Stand-Down (June 2-6) will highlight the importance of fall protection at construction sites. In the meantime, these images provide some …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[774,907,908,914,915,1298,1420,1636,1873,2034,2035,2036,2161,2389,2390,2391,2587,2588,2589,2698,2864,2869,2875,2877],"yoast_head":"\nFall Prevention and Protection Training Video<\/h3>\n
Fall Protection for Construction – DVD Training<\/h3>\n