University of South Florida
College of Public Health
USF SafetyFlorida Consultation Program
13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 56
Tampa, FL 33612-3805
As featured in the Florida Trend Magazine, January 2019 edition, Falls are the leading cause of fatalities and a major cause of serious injuries on construction sites. Out of 4,674 worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2017, 971 or 20.7% were in construction — that is, one in five worker deaths were in construction (osha.gov, 2019). In an effort to combat this statistic, USF SafetyFlorida published in the Florida Roofing Association Magazine to bring awareness to the grime results and promote safer, and healthier working conditions. The article was distributed to 4,500 industry professionals.
Falls are the leading cause of fatalities and a major cause of serious injuries on construction sites. Out of 4,674 worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2017, 971 or 20.7% were in construction — that is, one in five worker deaths were in construction (osha.gov, 2019). In an effort to combat this statistic, USF SafetyFlorida published in the Florida Roofing Association Magazine to bring awareness to the grime results and promote safer, and healthier working conditions. The article was distributed to 4,500 industry professionals.
A small company, located in an industrial park off Olive Road, Pensacola, is an enthusiastic participant in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's SHARP program for small businesses.
SHARP company Byfield Marine Supply in Pensacola has a streak of nearly fours years without an injury of any kind to its 17 employees
"They are a model small business that proved that with employees and management teaming together to address safety issues, they could turn the work environment around 100 percent."
In April 2009 Governor Charlie Crist sent a letter of commendation to Florida’s 53 SHARP employers.
Sarasota Manatee Business featured USF OTI's Bob Nesbit and USF SafetyFlorida's Charlene Vespi on the urgent issue of how growth is contributing to workplace injuries