b'Professionals (ASSP), the National Safety Council, the National Construction Safety Executives (NCSE), the U.S. Air Force, and the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers.How to Conduct a Safety Stand-Down and FAQs 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 Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue toinspections, developing rescue plans, or discussing job be a leading cause of death for constructionspecific hazards. Managers are encouraged to plan a employees, accounting for 395 of the 1069stand-down that works best for their workplace construction fatalities recorded in 2022 (BLSanytime. See Suggestions to Prepare for a Successful data). Those deaths were preventable. The National"Stand-Down" and Highlights from the Past Stand-Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard awarenessDowns. OSHA also hosts an Events page with events across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalitiesthat are free and open to the public to help employers and injuries.and employees find events in your area. If you plan to host a free event that is open to the public, you may contact your Regional Stand-Down What is a Safety Stand-Down?Coordinator. A Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. Any workplace can hold a stand-down by taking aCertificate of Participation break to focus on "Fall Hazards" and reinforcing theEmployers will be able to provide feedback about their importance of "Fall Prevention". Employers ofStand-Down and download a Certificate of companies not exposed to fall hazards, can also useParticipation (English and Spanish) following the this opportunity to have a conversation withStand-Down. employees about the other job hazards they face, protective methods, and the company\'s safety policies and goals. It can also be an opportunity forShare Your Story With Us employees to talk to management about fall and otherIf you want to share information with OSHA on your job hazards they see.Safety Stand-Down, Fall Prevention Programs or suggestions on how we can improve future initiatives Who Can Participate?like this, please send your email to oshastanddown@dol.gov. Also share your Stand-Anyone who wants to prevent hazards in theDown story on social media, with the workplace can participate in the Stand-Down. In pasthashtag: #StandDown4Safety. years, 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, employee interest organizations, and safety equipment manufacturers.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 11'