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April 26, 2012: NIOSH, OSHA and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training Announce National Campaign to Prevent Falls (PDF)
August 23, 2012: ASSE announces support of the National Campaign to Prevent Falls (PDF)
March 11, 2013: OSHA teams up with Montgomery County, Md. to prevent fatal falls in construction (PDF)
April 30, 2013: NIOSH, OSHA and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training Announce Re-launch of the National Campaign to Prevent Falls (PDF)
July 16, 2013: Kentucky Labor Cabinet begins Construction Fall Prevention Campaign; Goal to raise awareness, equip workers with information to prevent falls (PDF)
- October 15, 2013: Safety pays for the mechanical contractor – Contractor: the online resource for mechanical contracting
- October 2013: Fall Prevention PSA For Construction Workers – WNAA 90.1, produced by NCAT student volunteers
- September 2013: Fall Prevention: Washington University Helps Union Workers – Cutting Edge
- July 24, 2013: Preventing Fatalities on the Jobsite: Industry and labor groups helped design a revised government information campaign – Builder Online
- July 17, 2013: Kentucky Labor Cabinet joins campaign to prevent accidental falls at construction sites – Daily Journal
- July 17, 2013: Labor Cabinet Works To Prevent Falls – The Kansas City Star
- July 11, 2013: NIOSH Ladder Safety App Now Available – NECA.net News
- July 8, 2013: Preventing Fatalities on the Jobsite – Builder
- June 17, 2013: Safety stand-downs stand up for protecting construction workers from falls – OSHA Quick Takes
- June 3, 2013: The Cost of Falls and What You Can Do to Stop Them – National Law Review
- May 30, 2013: Join the campaign to prevent fatal falls in construction: New outreach resources available – OSHA Quick Takes
- May 1, 2013: Virginia Tech Researcher Supports Campaign to Reduce Construction Falls – Construction Magazine Network
- April 30, 2013: Partners Re-Launch Construction Fall Prevention Campaign – Occupational Health & Safety Online
- April 26, 2013: Announcements: National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- April 26, 2013: On This Workers Memorial Day – Recognizing the Value of Safety – BCTD President’s Blog
- April 23. 2013: Preventing Construction Falls in Massachusetts – Commonwealth Conversations: Public Health
- April 1, 2013: ‘I Fell Off the Roof Today’ – Occupational Health & Safety Online
- April 2013: Avoiding Falls in Horizontal Construction – ARTBA Safety Source
- January 1, 2013: Construction Fall Fatalities Can Be Prevented – Occupational Health & Safety Online
- January 2013: From The Director’s Desk – NIOSH eNews, Volume 10, Number 9
- December 2012: OSHA’s 2012 Fall Prevention Campaign: how planning, equipment and proper training can reduce falls – Blueprints, a technical publication of ASSE’s construction practice specialty. (Reprinted with permission. Originally published in the Vol. 12 No. 1 issue of Blueprints, the Construction Practice Specialty’s technical publication. For more information on ASSE’s practice specialties, visit www.asse.org/ps.)
- December 2012: The Dangers of Heights – LifeLines, a publication of the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund
- November 7, 2012: How do we stop construction falls? – ISHN Online
- November 1, 2012: Stop Falls, Save Lives – DOL News Brief
- November 1, 2012: Florida Case Highlights Residential Fall Protection Requirements – Occupational Health & Safety Online
- November 1, 2012: OSHA Compliance Creates Rental Opportunities – Rental Equipment Register
- November 1, 2012: OSHA Residential Construction Regulation Compliance – Occupational Health & Safety Online
- October 24, 2012: Fall Violations Lead OSHA’s Top 10 – Paint and Coatings Industry News
- October 20, 2012: National Safety Groups Promote Construction Fall Prevention – EIN News
- October 2012: Campaign Seeks to Stop Construction Falls – The Electrical Worker Online
- September 12, 2012: Interactive Maps Show Fall Toll on Construction Industry – ISHN Online
- September 7, 2012: Interactive Map Marks Fatal Construction Falls – AFL-CIO Now
- September 2012: Safety Pays, Falls Cost – The Journeyman Roofer & Waterproofer Magazine
- September 2012: Safety Pays, Falls Cost. The best in the business play it safe – BAC Journal
- August 27, 2012: American Society of Safety Engineers Support New Effort to Prevent Construction Worker Falls – Concrete Construction
- August 6, 2012: Fall Fatalities at U.S. Construction Sites – Falck Alford Productions Safety Note
- August 2012: Stop Construction Falls Campaign – Safety Council Texas City Newsletter
- July 2012: Falls in Construction – Focus on Construction – A Quarterly Newsletter From Liberty Mutual
- July 25, 2012: 10,000 falls in construction every year prompts OSHA outreach campaign – IHSN
- July 2012: Lifesaver – Northern West Virginia Chapter Newsletter (PDF) – American Society of Safety Engineers Newsletter
- July 19, 2012: Preventing Construction Falls – (Work In Progress), The Official Blog of the Department of Labor
- July 12, 2012: USA: Campaign to prevent falls in the construction sector – European Trade Union Institute (en Français)
- June 28, 2012: CPWR’s Fatality Map Delivers Construction Fall Info In a More Timely Manner – We Party Patriots
- June 18, 2012: National Safety Month, Week 3 Theme: Slips, Trips and Falls – Texas Mutual Blog
- June 15, 2012: NIOSH Fall Prevention – Cathy Hansell’s Podcast, Episode 7
- June 2012: Spotlight on Fall Fatalities – Construction Fatality Digest, Construction Industry Research and Policy Center
- May 23, 2012: OSHA to NJ: Stop the construction falls – IHSN
- May 15, 2012: OSHA’s Fall Prevention Campaign: New OSHA and stakeholder educational materials on fatal falls – OSHA Quick Takes, Volume 11, Issue 11
- May 5, 2012: Lanzan una campaña contra las caídas en trabajos de construcción – Prevention World
- May 4, 2012: Interactive Map Depicts Fatal Construction Falls – EHS Today
- May 3, 2012: CPWR Maps Fatal Construction Falls – Occupational Health & Safety Online
- May 2012: Fatalities Map to Lend Focus to OSH Advance – LifeLines, a publication of the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund
- May 2012: National Campaign Kicks Off: Stop Construction Falls – LifeLines, a publication of the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund
- Spring 2012: Renew Your Emphasis on Preventing Falls – TheConstructionUser, a publication of The Association of Union Constructors