2014 Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down

OSHA has announced the third year of the Construction Fall Prevention Campaign.  As part of this year's campaign, OSHA, NIOSH and the NORA Construction Sector Council (campaign partners), are asking employers to participate in a National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down during the week of June 2-6, 2014.  We are asking employers to set aside time during that week to have an open discussion with their workers about falls and how to prevent them.  Falls are the leading cause of death in construction.  In 2012, there were 269 fall fatalities out of 775 total fatalities in construction.  Those deaths were preventable.

The national stand-down is a logical next step for the campaign.  We launched the campaign with webpages and posters in 2012, and developed more guidance products and held regional stand-downs in 2013.  In 2014, the national safety stand-down will provide a sizable opportunity to highlight the importance of fall prevention.  Last year, nearly 2,500 employers and over 50,000 workers took part in regional stand-downs that were held around the country.  This year, our goal is to involve 25,000 employers and 500,000 workers.  If we meet this goal, we will have touched almost 1 out of 10 construction workers in the country.

OSHA is asking you to help promote the fall prevention campaign, and the stand-down, by raising awareness among workers and employers about fall hazards, and by providing information they can use to prevent injury and death.  By helping OSHA reach employers and raise awareness about the hazards of falls from ladders, scaffolds and roofs, you will be part of a concerted effort throughout the nation to reduce the number of deaths and injuries that result from falls in construction.   

OSHA has developed new resources the industry can use for the stand-down.  They can be found on the newly developed Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down webpage http://www.osha.gov/StopFallsStandDown and on the campaign webpage http://www.osha.gov/stopfalls/index.html.  Employers can receive formal recognition for participating in the event if they complete a small online questionnaire and print their "Certificate of Participation."  While participation in the Stand-Down is entirely voluntary, we hope employers will take advantage of this unique opportunity.  Information about the campaign and the stand-down is available too on the other official campaign webpages http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/construction/stopfalls.html, and http://stopconstructionfalls.com/

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