Construction Injury Law

An Act to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other purposes.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) hazards are addressed in specific standards for the construction industry. This section highlights OSHA standards, Federal Registers (rules, proposed rules, and notices), directives (instructions for compliance officers), and standard interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the standards) related to PPE in the construction industry.

Several OSHA standards for the construction industry address safety and health program elements. Following is a list of topics relevant to developing and maintaining a safety program, along with some regulatory citations applicable to each topic.

Many construction accidents could be avoided with proper attention to safety regulations, equipment maintenance, and employee training.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 gives employees the right to file complaints about workplace safety and health hazards. Further, the Act gives complainants the right to request that their names not be revealed to their employers. Complaints from employees and their representatives are taken seriously by OSHA.

The council is helping businesses achieve safety excellence through research, thought leadership and practical tools. We will help you determine where you are, what the gaps are to where you want to be, how to close the gaps and continue to improve, and how to reassess and measure your improvement while identifying additional needs.

A goal of the NORA Construction Sector Council is to identify the most salient needs of this large and diverse sector. We seek to facilitate the most important research, understand the most effective intervention strategies, and learn how to implement those strategies to achieve sustained improvements in workplace practice.

The construction industry employs 6% of all the workers in the United States. Fatalities in this field account for 20% of all deaths though. With buildings and roads constantly being built, maintained and remodeled in this country there is a large need for employees. Over 9 million people work in this field. The top causes of these deaths are falls, electrocution, being struck by a falling object, motor vehicle crashes, and machines. Dozens of construction workers are injured every day and many of these injuries could be prevented with proper training and the right safety equipment.

A preliminary total of 4,340 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2009, down from a final count of 5,214 fatal work injuries in 2008. The 2009 total represents the smallest annual preliminary total since the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program was first conducted in 1992.

The following list of reports are fatality investigations of incidents where construction workers were killed. These investigations were conducted under the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program.

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