A set of new interactive maps from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) vividly illustrates the number of construction industry fatalities that occur each year in the U.S.

Falls can be prevented and lives can be saved through three simple steps, according to OSHA: Plan, provide and train.

 Designed to provide maintenance and repair workers with safe, rapid access to the roofline of single and two-story buildings, the new OSHA- and CSA-compliant Easi-Dec Platform system from Kee® Safety, Inc., Buffalo, NY, can be assembled from the ground up by two workers in less than 10 minutes without the need for tools and then easily lifted into position.