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Worker Fatalities Slightly Decrease, But ASSP Wants Safer Workplaces

Dec 20, 2018
- Fleet Safety
- Fall Protection
- Press Release
- Advocacy
ASSP is calling on employers to take well-known steps to protect America’s workers from fatal injuries in response to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers only slightly decreased from 2016 to 2017. “This level of worker safety and health is not acceptable,” said ASSP President Rixio Medina.
Episode 7: Protecting Workers at Height

Dec 03, 2018
- Fall Protection
- Construction Safety
- Podcast
- Personal Protection Equipment
- Fall Protection
- Construction
Kevin Denis of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Committee shares how the Z359 family of standards can help you develop a stronger fall protection program.
Small Construction Contractors See Increase in Fatalities

Nov 14, 2018
- Standards
- Featured
- Construction PS
- CIG
- Training & Communication
- Safety Management
- Risk Assessment & Management
- Featured
- Featured
- Featured
- Fall Protection
- Construction
- Accident Investigation & Prevention
In its most recent quarterly data report, the Center for Construction Research and Training found that from 2008 to 2016, small construction contractors saw a 57 percent increase in fatal injuries.