This year’s OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction will take place May 2-6. The Stand-Down is a week-long event organized by the National Campaign to Prevent Falls and the NORA Construction Sector Council to raise awareness around fall hazards and the importance of preventing them. Employers across the country are invited to pause work on their job sites to engage in inspecting fall protection equipment, conducting training, joining one of the Falls Campaign’s webinars, or any other Stand-Down activities that emphasize and improve fall safety.
For more information, read this NIOSH Science Blog on the Falls Campaign, watch this Falls Campaign webinar on the importance of a year-round fall prevention program, and check out CPWR’s One-Stop Stand-Down Shop to order hardhat stickers, download training materials such as toolbox talks and hazard alert cards, find infographics and social media messaging, and much more.