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"Three focus groups were conducted with residential construction workers from local New Jersey labor organizations to characterize barriers to fall protection use among residential construction contractors who work for companies with fewer than ten employees. Thirty-six residential construction workers volunteered to participate, the average age was thirty-nine years, and twenty-four (67%) were of Hispanic origin. Twelve (33%) of the participants reported having fallen from greater than 6?ft at work and twenty (56%) of the participants had known someone who has fallen from greater than 6?ft. Sixteen (44%) had not been provided with fall protection equipment by their employer and eighteen (50%) reported their current employer had not provided workplace safety training. Factors that created barriers to use of fall protection equipment such as equipment availability, employee/employer relationships, cultural differences, and company size were identified. Results from this study confirm that falls remain a concern among residential construction workers in small companies."

"Ce guide non contraignant fournit des informations pratiques permettant de comprendre et de mettre en œuvre la directive 92/57/CEE concernant les prescriptions minimales de sécurité et de santé à mettre en œuvre sur les chantiers temporaires ou mobiles. En expliquant la directive et en proposant des suggestions et des exemples de bonnes pratiques, ce guide vise à aider toutes les parties évoluant sur les chantiers, notamment les clients, les superviseurs du projet, les maîtres d'œuvre, les maîtres d'ouvrage, les coordinateurs et autres employés, ouvriers, fournisseurs, à: - comprendre et mettre en œuvre les principes généraux de prévention (chapitre 1); - comprendre les prescriptions de sécurité et de santé de la directive, y compris leur champ d'application, les obligations et le rôle des parties prenantes, ainsi que la documentation requise (chapitre 2); - identifier les risques habituels auxquels sont soumises les personnes travaillant sur un chantier (chapitre 3); - gérer les risques tout au long des projets, de l'étape de la préparation à l'étape postérieure au chantier (chapitre 4); - résumer les obligations des parties prenantes par étapes (chapitre 5)."

Work-related falls from roofs remain a significant problem for workers in the construction industry. Knowledge about the main causative or initiating factors leading to fall incidents is desperately needed for fall prevention intervention. From biomechanical and psychophysiological perspectives the majority of occupational falls, including falls from roofs, can be regarded as loss-of-balance incidents. The primary objective of this paper is to summarize the current knowledge from multiple fields about factors that are related to the control of balance during roofing work. An extensive literature review identified a number of environmental, task-related and personal factors that degrade the control of balance and could be associated with the initiation of falls from roofs. These factors include visual exposure to elevation; unstable visual cues and inadequate visual information in the work environment; 'confined' and inclined support surfaces; unexpected changes in roof surface properties; load handling; physical exertion; fatigue; task complexity that diverts workers' attention; individual differences; work experience and training; and personal protective equipment. Current measures to reduce falls from roofs focus mainly on fall protection procedures, such as the use of covers, guardrails, safety nets, and personal fall arrest systems, or the application of warning-line systems, safety monitoring systems, and fall protection plans. In many instances, these procedures are not practical for the industry and current regulations allow the use of alternative means of fall protection, such as slide guards. Future research on preventing falls from roofs should consider the main effects and interactions of the environmental, task-related and personal factors that affect the balance control of workers. Research-supported improvements in the visual and physical characteristics of the roof work environment, the construction materials and methods, and work procedures and practices may result in improved workers' balance control as well as overall safety performance, and would ultimately reduce incidents of falling from a roof.