CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training will hold a webinar, Identifying Common Root Causes of Falls from Heights, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. EST.
CPWR and the ANSI Z359 Committee are working together to create and administer a new survey to collect detailed information about past fall incidents and their root causes. The survey aims to fill gaps in knowledge left by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data and other traditional data sets by focusing on the experiences and observations of workers, contractors and other industry stakeholders who were victims or witnesses of a fall. During the webinar, which will include a Q&A, participants will learn about the background regarding the need for this type of qualitative data, as well as how it will inform the ANSI Z359 Committee’s development of standards and CPWR’s fall-prevention outreach efforts, among other topics.
