How the National Safety Stand Down Can Help Your Team
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May is here, and that can mean only one thing: the National Safety Stand Down is just around the corner.
This nationwide effort encourages employers to speak with employees about safety—with the laudable goal of preventing falls in construction.
Construction is a risk-filled industry—and falls are one of the big reasons why. Each year in the U.S., more than 200 construction workers die and over 10,000 sustain serious injury from falls. It’s not unusual for the most frequently cited OSHA standards to include fall prevention safety standards.
No matter how strong your company’s efforts are to prevent falls from height and to keep workers safe, this is an issue that you simply cannot discuss too often.
So how can you participate in the National Safety Stand-Down?
Customize the National Safety Stand Down for Your Team
- Take a break to have a “toolbox talk.”
- Conduct safety equipment inspections.
- Develop rescue plans.
- Discussing job-specific hazards.
- Find a National Safety Stand-Down event near you. Attend it, and encourage your workers to attend it.
- Consider the top risks on your worksite, and then make use of these resources to support safety on the jobsite:
Check out these tips for more ideas on how your company can participate in the National Safety Stand-Down—and check out these tips to help improve fall prevention for your workers.
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