Thousands of employers and workers across the country stand-down to prevent falls

From May 8 to12, employers, workers and safety professionals from across the country joined OSHA and partners in the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls. The weeklong event encouraged construction industry employers to emphasize the importance of preventing dangerous on-the-job falls – not just for one week, but throughout the year. This is the fourth year OSHA has hosted the national stand-down.

• Turner Construction Co. stopped work on more than 1,000 projects around the world to engage trade contractors on safety.
• Developer Skanska USA held a "Ballpark Grand Slam for Safety" at the fairgrounds at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. that featured demonstrations on fall prevention, displays of fall protection equipment, and awards for top-performing supervisors.
• Werner Ladder sent 30 safety demonstration trucks to jobsites across the country, reaching 25,000 workers.

Thousands of other employers have shared photos of their stand-down events on Twitter using #StandDown4Safety. We are retweeting some of our favorites and encourage the continued submission of photos using this hashtag. For more information on the stand-down and preventing falls in construction, visit the National Safety Stand-Down webpage.

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