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Various workplace safety signs commonly used at construction sites and industrial work environments. The leading safety hazards on construction sites include falls, being caught between objects, electrocutions, and being struck by objects. [23] These hazards have caused injuries and deaths on construction sites throughout the world.
An extension ladder. A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps commonly used for climbing or descending. There are two types: rigid ladders that are self-supporting or that may be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rollable ladders, such as those made of rope or aluminium, that may be hung from the top.
Unlike its counterpart, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, NIOSH's authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act [29 CFR § 671] is to "develop recommendations for health and safety standards", to "develop information on safe levels of exposure to toxic materials and harmful physical agents and substances", and to "conduct research on new safety and health problems".
In 2023, one fatal house fire occurred every three hours, while one home fire injury occurred every 52 minutes. (NFPA) Home fires in 2023 resulted in 2,890 civilian deaths.
Ladder 1 in Fairmount/Francisville was restored on 11 December 2023, upon receipt of $22 million FEMA grant. Ladder 11 was restored on 6 April 2024, and Engine 6 was restored in December 2024, utilizing the same grant. [16]
2023 65 Luxembourg 1.7 2020 66 Australia 1.6 2.8 0.3 2017 67 Iceland 1.5 2020 Slovakia 1.5 3 0.1 2021 69 Israel 1.4 2.8 0 2020 Japan 1.4 2019 Poland 1.4 2.5 0.1 2020 Norway 1.4 2020 73 Belgium 1.3 2019 Denmark 1.3 2020 75 Singapore 1.1 2021 Switzerland 1.1 2020 77 Belize 0.9 1.6 0 2021 Greece 0.9 2020 79 Barbados
(Uber U.S. Safety Report) Between 2017 and 2019, Lyft received 10 reports of fatal physical assaults and 1,096 reports of sexual assault. Lyft has not issued a safety report since 2021.
In the UK there were 135 fatal injuries at work in financial year 2022–2023, compared with 651 in 1974 (the year when the Health and Safety at Work Act was promulgated). The fatal injury rate declined from 2.1 fatalities per 100,000 workers in 1981 to 0.41 in financial year 2022–2023. [87]