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April 2015
Stand up for Those Who Have Fallen:
Stand Down in May 
 

Every year on April 28, we gather to pay respects to our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives on the job -- and to fight for safe workplaces for all workers. The observance is known as Workers' Memorial Day, because just as we owe a debt we can never repay to the men and women who died defending our nation and our freedom, we owe a similar debt to those who died while laboring to create the prosperity we enjoy as Americans.

 

Falls are by far the leading killer of construction workers on the job. Falls from height have claimed more than 3,500 lives in the past decade. That's why I am asking everyone I know in the construction industry to join OSHA, NIOSH, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ starting May 4 in a nationwide on our nation's construction sites.

 

Between May 4 and May 15, contractors, unions, and government agencies across the nation will direct attention to this killer that claims the life of a construction worker somewhere in America nearly every working day. Will you join us?

 

The Campaign to Stop Construction Falls has provided a full of ideas how to take part: toolbox talks, streaming videos, handouts and apps - and even a 10-day plan of suggested activities. This Workers' Memorial Day, make a pledge to do your part to help stop construction falls.

 

Pete Stafford

Executive Director    

 
    
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Recently Published Journal Articles by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Scholars

  

 

Hester Lipscomb, James Nolan and Dennis Patterson.  American Journal of Industrial Medicine, April 2015.

Laura Welch, John Dement, and Gavin West. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, April 2015.

Xiuwen Sue Dong, Xuanwen Wang, Julie Largay, and Rosemary Sokas . American Journal of Industrial Medicine, March 2015.

Knut Ringen, John Dement, Laura Welch, Eula Bingham, Patricia Quinn, Anna Chen and Scott Haas. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, February 2015.

ONLINE  RESOURCES  

  

 

 

Find the latest on regulatory efforts and Create-A-Plan to control exposures at   -- a one-stop  source of information on how to prevent  a silica hazard and protect workers 
 
 

 

  is the premier online source for construction health and safety information, with  research,  training materials, fact sheets and more 

 

 

 

 is a safety and health database designed with construction contractors and workers in mind - an inventory of common industry hazards paired with common-sense solutions

 

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ -- Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO. Working with partners like you in business, labor, government, and the universities, we strive every day to make work safer for the 9 million men and women who work in the U.S. construction industry!