We’ve previously written about the fantastic NIOSH Ladder Safety App here on Stop Construction Falls, and now it’s being recognized for it’s innovation. Check out the article...
Read MoreKentucky Labor Cabinet, Department of Workplace Standards have done plenty of activities for the National Stand-Down! You can see their activities...
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, Lamar Advertising Company has generously donated national billboard space to OSHA as part of the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction. Above, one of this year’s billboards located in Stratford, CT displays an ad promoting the National Safety...
Read MoreFor some data on how falls continue to be a problem in construction, check the Morbidity and Mortality Report from April 25.
Read MoreFrom the press release: “We are obsessed with protecting our workers and improving safety performance not just at Safway, but across our entire industry,” said Bill Hayes, Safway Group president and CEO. “Partnering with NIOSH, OHSA and CPWR offers us one more way we can continue to evolve as the access and industrial services thought leader in safety.” Read the rest of the press release here. Their involvement has also been written about in the Business & Legal Resources in an article titled, “Safeway’s campaign to eliminate falls—Plus 7 tips for...
Read MoreAn article from LifeLines, a Laborer’s Health and Safety Fund of North America, just published an article highlighting the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction: Fall safety has come a long way since this iconic Depression-era photo depicted 11 ironworkers dangling 800 feet above New York’s streets while eating lunch. “However, despite all the improvements in fall prevention, falls continue to be the leading cause of death in the construction industry,” says LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan. “Each year workers across the country still lose their lives in falls that are preventable.” See other news about the campaign at our In The News...
Read More