3M to host fall protection demonstrations during OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down
Leading fall protection and safety specialists tour U.S. to educate construction workers about fall protection and dropped object prevention during 2016 National Safety Stand-Down
3M’s Capital Safety will host fall protection demonstrations throughout the U.S. May 2-6, 2016, during OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down. Capital Safety has historically been involved in OSHA’s Stand Down and is proud to participate in this campaign to remind and educate employers and workers in the construction industry about the serious dangers of falls and dropped objects. 3M acquired Capital Safety in August 2015, adding Capital Safety’s premier fall protection solutions to 3M’s Personal Safety Division.
The third annual Stand-Down follows a year when construction worker deaths from falls has increased. The percentage of construction industry deaths from falls has continued to trend upward from 34.6 percent (279 out of 806 total deaths) in 2012 to 39.9 percent (349 out of 874 total deaths) in 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Dodge Data & Analytics’ 2016 Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning, reports that jobsite accidents and criminal indictments overall are on the rise.