OSHA focuses on construction safety during Construction Fall Safety Stand-Down
Fall Safety Stand-Down will be held May 4-15, 2015.
Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry, as hundreds of workers die each year and thousands more suffer catastrophic, debilitating injuries. Yet lack of proper fall protection remains the most frequently cited violation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
To recognize this often fatal hazard, tens of thousands of employers and more than a million workers across the country joined OSHA in 2014 for a week-long Fall Safety Stand-Down, the largest occupational safety event ever held. OSHA hopes to triple these numbers during this year’s two-week Fall Safety Stand-Down, May 4-15.