# Preventing Falls in Construction

Christine Branche, PhD, FACE, discusses the origins and impact of the National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction. Dr. Branche is NIOSH Principal Associate Director and Director of the NIOSH Office of Construction Safety and Health. Launched in 2009, her office ensures rigorous coordination of construction safety and health research, partnerships, and practice to address the safety and health challenges that construction workers face.

NIOSH National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/construction/stopfalls.html NIOSH Office of Construction Safety and Health https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/construction/about.html

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2018
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Preventing_Falls_in_Construction.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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