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Embracing the Safety TStand-Down’s Message
his year’s 4th Annual National Safety Stand-Down is set for May 8-12. Still focused on preventing falls in construction and still involving OSHA, NIOSH, and CPWR, it deserves our attention and support, and it is
something OSHA still emphasizes and publicizes—not a small consideration, given the palpable chill that has affected federal agencies as they adapt to the new president’s administration.
Falls are a major construction hazard, as we all know. The OSHA construction industry fall protection standard, 29 CFR 1926.501, was its most-cited standard during fiscal year 2015, when falls accounted for 350 of the 937 construction fatalities across the country. Construction standards for safe use of scaf- folding and ladders also ranked among OSHA’s Top Ten most- cited standards that year, an indication that falls remain far too common in this busy industry.
Thousands of companies have participated in past Stand- Downs, and the organizers say the one in 2016 included more than 130 public events. There are infographics, a free app for accessing materials, and plenty of other resources at the 2017 Stand-Down’s website, http://stopconstructionfalls.com/.
The campaign’s goal is to prevent fatal falls from roofs, lad-
ders, and scaffolds. The organizers urge construction contractors to do these things:
■ PLAN ahead to do the job safely
■ PROVIDE the right equipment
■ TRAIN everyone to use the equipment safely
All of the training, safety meetings, toolbox talks, and everything else done as part of the
Stand-Down are very important as the industry’s leaders and safety professionals try to pre- vent these devastating incidents. And so was the first annual National Ladder Safety Month that took place in March 2017 (visit www.laddersafetymonth.com for information), a similar and equally worthwhile effort to stop some of these falls.
OSHA’s construction industry fall protec- tion standard, 29 CFR 1926.501, was its most-cited stan- dard during fiscal year 2015, and construc- tion standards for safe use of scaffolding and ladders also ranked among OSHA’s Top Ten that year.
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