Still time to participate in National Safety Stand-Down
OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction takes place next week, May 8-12. It’s a voluntary event during which employers are asked to take a break – or “stand down” – and have a conversations with their workers about fall hazards and fall prevention. It can also be an opportunity for employees to talk to management about fall hazards they see on the job.
Why is this laser-focus on fall prevention necessary? Fatalities caused by falls from elevation have long been and remain the leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 350 of the 937 construction fatalities recorded in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data).