Across Nova Scotia, construction remains one of the most dangerous sectors to work in, making safety protections all the more important when on site.

Construction Safety Nova Scotia is launching its newest awareness campaign with a focus on fall prevention — one of the leading causes of injuries in the sector.

“We’re involved in too many tragedies, where we know something was preventable, to not get out and implore people to work safely and to provide safe workplaces so that people can go home safely every night,” says the safety association’s CEO MJ MacDonald.

In 2022, 26 per cent of time-loss claims in construction involved falls.

That’s an increase of nearly 50 per cent from 2021, accounting for more than 15,000 days lost to workplace injury from falls.

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