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Preventing palm tree worker fatalities: The California FACE program
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
: 5:02 PM - 5:10 PM
Laura Styles, MPH
,
Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA
Hank Cierpich, BS
Robert Harrison, MD, MPH
,
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Califiornia, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Egils Kronlins, BA
,
Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA
David Harrington, MPH
,
Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA
Roberto, a tree worker in California, died tragically when he was asphyxiated by palm tree fronds. His story is told through a short video that highlights fatality investigation findings and prevention recommendations from the California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (CA FACE) program. The goal of the video is to prevent palm tree worker fatalities. These short videos bring FACE fatality investigations to life with incident re-creations; investigation photos, interviews with the victim’s family and co-workers, first responders; and clear explanations of how these tragedies can be prevented. This video will be used by tree care companies and workers, unions, government agencies, and trade associations to prevent palm tree worker fatalities.
Links can be found:
Link to Video in English: http://bit.ly/face-palmtree
Link to Video in Spanish: http://bit.ly/face-palmtree-spanish
Learning Areas:
Occupational health and safety
Learning Objectives:
Explain best practices palm trimming and climbing techniques. Describe how this palm tree suffocation could have been prevented.
Keyword(s): Occupational health and safety
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the co-PI on the California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program, and I produced and directed the palm tree video.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
