Three Dangerous Attitudes that Lead to Fatal Falls..
Despite efforts to reduce falls, they still remain the number one in construction. They also account for approximately 12% of fatal occupational injuries across all industries.
We educate, discipline, and inspect, yet falls continue to occur. .
Perhaps part of the answer is that workers seem to have many misconceptions about falling, beginning with 'it ca not happen to me .
It can, and it does. Beyond that, there seem to be few misconceptions that exist across industry, age group, and gender, beginning with..
Six feet half second. It's probably safe to say that nobody reading this article has arms six feet long or can react in than half In one second - perhaps the amount of time it takes for your brain to consciously register.
Oh, this is happening - you've already fallen 16 feet. In many situations, this will mean you've already hit the level below...
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