NIOSH is emphasizing the concept of "Prevention through Design" in a new publication that explains how building designers can potentially help prevent falls, which it notes are a frequent cause of fatal injuries in the construction industry. "Facility features associated with falls include floor and roof edges, elevated platforms, ledges, atria, skylights, machine rooms, and ladders and stairways," NIOSH states. "Falls can occur from temporary structures used in construction and maintenance such as scaffolds or ladders, or from permanent locations such as roofs."
