Washington — Now available: a collection of new resources for the 11th annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, set for May 6-10.
Created by NIOSH, OSHA and CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, the stand-down encourages employers to focus on preventing fall-related deaths by raising awareness of hazards and the importance of fall protection.
The agencies and CPWR recently released a stand-down poster – available in English and Spanish – as well as hard hat stickers and hazard alert cards intended to assist in the effort. The poster calls on employers to:
- Plan a toolbox talk or other safety activity.
- Take a break to talk about how to prevent falls.
- Provide training for all workers.
NIOSH, OSHA and CPWR also ask anyone with fall-prevention resources in other languages to contact Jessica Bunting at jbunting@cpwr.com so those materials can be included.
Employers can share their stand-down stories by emailing oshastanddown@dol.gov or using the hashtag #StandDown4Safety on social media.
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Original article published by Safety+Health an NSC publication