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The purpose of the National Fall Prevention Stand-Down is to raise awareness of preventing fall hazards in
construction. Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction
workers, accounting for 279 of the 806 construction fatalities recorded in 2012. Those deaths were preventable.
Fall prevention safety standards were among the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards, during fiscal year
2014.

Announcements
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Safety!. OSHA News Release, (2015, February 18).
OSHA will host second-annual Fall Safety StandDown May 4-15, 2015.

2015 Stand-Down Goals
Last year's Stand-Down was a tremendous success, reaching more than 1 million workers. This year, OSHA's goal is
for more than 20,000 Stand-Downs involving more than 3 million workers to take place from May 4-15, 2015. If we
meet this goal, we will have touched almost 4 out of 10 construction workers in the country.

Who Can Participate?
Anyone who wants to prevent falls in the workplace can participate in the Stand-Down. Last year, participants
included commercial construction companies of all sizes, residential construction contractors, sub- and independent
contractors, highway construction companies, general industry employers, the U.S. Military, other government
participants, unions, employer's trade associations, institutes, worker interest organizations, and safety equipment
manufacturers.

Stand Tall, Stand Proud and Stand-Down for Fall

Stand-Down Partners
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NAOSH Week 2015: May 3-9. ASSE’s North American
Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH).

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Safety week 2015. National Construction Safety
Executive’s (NCSE).

Partners
OSHA is partnering with key groups to assist with this effort, including the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH), the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), OSHA approved State Plans, State
consultation programs, the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), the American Society of Safety
Engineers (ASSE), the National Safety Council, the National Construction Safety Executives (NCSE), the U.S. Air
Force, and the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers.

What is a Safety Stand-Down?
A Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. This Stand-Down
focuses on "Fall Hazards" and reinforcing the importance of "Fall Prevention".

How to Conduct a Safety Stand-Down and FAQ's
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 May 4-15, 2015. See
Suggestions to Prepare for a Successful "Stand-Down" and Highlights from the 2014 Stand-Down. OSHA also hosts
an Events page with events that are free and open to the public to help employers and workers find events in your

Highlights from the 2014 Stand-Down
Last year, OSHA hosted the first ever National
Fall Prevention Stand-Down.
 2014 Stand-Down Highlights
 Analysis of OSHA'S National
Falls Campaign
Stand‐Down Data (PDF*) based

area.

Certificate of Participation

on the downloaded certificates
of participation data.

Employers will be able to provide feedback about their Stand-Down and download a Certificate of Participation
signed by Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez following the Stand-Down.

Prepared by: CP W R - The Center for
Construction Research & Training

Share Your Plans With Us
If you want to share information with OSHA on your Safety Stand-Down, Fall Prevention Programs or suggestions on
how we can improve future initiatives like this, please send your email to [email protected]. If you plan to
host a free event that is open to the public, see OSHA's Events page for more information and to contact your
Regional Stand-Down Coordinator.

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