Supplemental Supporting Statement Revised

Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Preclearance Supporting Statement

INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE

NATIONAL SAFETY STAND-DOWN TO PREVENT FALLS IN CONSTRUCTION

Falls are a leading cause of death for employees, accounting for 350 of the 937 construction fatalities and 648 of the 4,836 fatalities in all industries recorded in 2015 (BLS data). The Agency is continually searching for impactful ways to reverse this unacceptable trend. The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries. The Stand-Down is the biggest occupational safety outreach event ever conducted. OSHA has collaborated with countless industry leaders and employers over the last four years to reach over 7.5 million workers during Stand-Downs.

Participants (mainly employers) download a Certificate of Participation by completing a simple six question online registration form. In order for a participant to download a certificate the participant will fill out 6 registration question on the website. The Agency will not use the information for any purpose other than the Stand-Down campaign and in planning future outreach efforts.

Many employers have implemented innovative ways of messaging fall prevention and experienced cultural changes in their organizations. The Agency will share “best practices” (with the consent of the submitters) to help other employers improve their Stand-Down efforts.

The entire process is conducted online on the Stand-Down “Certificate of Participation” webpage. After conducting their Stand-Down, participating employers will be encouraged to complete the online survey about their stand-down experience. Upon completion of the survey, they can print their Certificate of Participation.

Neither the Department nor OSHA currently collects this information. Stand-Down participants are the only ones who can provide the information requested in the survey.

Based on previous National Safety Stand-Downs, OSHA estimates that approximately 600 employers¹ will complete the survey. OSHA estimates that an employee making $48.52 will take 10 minutes (10/60 = .167) to complete the survey.

Burden Hours: 600 x .167 hours = 100 hours

Cost: 100 hours x $48.52 = $4,852

Estimated Annualized Respondent Hour and Cost Burden Table
Information Collection Requirement (Across Top of Rows)	Type of Respondent	Number of Respondents	Number of Responses per Respondent	Total Number of Responses	Average Burden per Response (In Hrs.)	Total Burden Hours	Avg. Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Costs
Event Registration
National Webinar Registration	Occupational Safety & Health Specialist & Technician	600	1	600	0.167	100	$48.52	$4852

1 Private sector and state, local and tribal governments.

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