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TAUC is urging all its member contractors to take part in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction, a week-long event (June 2-6) designed to highlight the dangers of falls — and what everyone can do to prevent them.
OSHA defines a Safety Stand-Down as “a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety…Companies can conduct a Safety Stand-Down by taking a break to have a toolbox talk or another safety activity such as conducting safety equipment inspections, developing rescue plans, or discussing job specific hazards. Managers are encouraged to plan a stand-down that works best for their workplace anytime during the week of June 2-6, 2014.”
Get some suggestions on how to prepare a successful Stand-Down here.
Print an official Certificate of Participation for your business here!
OSHA’s goal is “to have over 25,000 employers and 500,000 workers to hold a Stand-Down and if we meet this goal, we will have touched almost 1 out of 10 construction workers in the country,” the agency said. “Participants may include employer’s trade associations, federal, state and local governmental agencies, professional societies, institutes, and consumer/labor-management interest organizations, sub-and independent contractors.”