Nearly 70 firms pledged their support and participated in the Georgia Branch, AGC's inaugural industry-wide Safety Stand Down!  These contractors committed to present the Stand Down program on more than 400 of their jobsites to over 26,000 construction industry personnel!

Link to Press Release About the Safety Stand Down

View photos from the Safety Stand Down

Amerson Construction Company of Georgia	LeMay Electric, Inc.
Anateck, Inc.	Lentile Construction Company
Ansley-Sheppard-Burgess Company	Manhattan Construction Company
Archer-Western Contractors	Maxim Crane Works
Austin / Prad	MCC Industrial, Inc.
Barton Malow Company	McCarthy Building Companies
Batson-Cook Company	Metro Atlanta Transit Team
The Beck Group	Mulkey Enterprises, Inc.
B. L. Bennett, Inc.	New South Construction Co., Inc.
Brasfield & Gorrie	Nix-Fowler Constructors, Inc.
Ron Cantrell Construction, Inc.	Parrish Construction Group, Inc.
Carter Concrete Structures	Pellicano Construction
Choate Construction Company	Pinnacle Prime Contractors, Inc.
Cobb Erectors, Inc.	Preston Testing & Engineering Co., Inc.
Brad Cole Construction Co., Inc.	RA-LIN and Associates, Inc.
Collins & Company	R. K. Redding Construction, Inc.
Composite Construction Systems, Inc.	Renfroe Construction Co., Inc.
Construction Professionals, Inc.	George F. Richardson, Inc.
Cork-Howard Construction Company	Rogers Construction Company
Creamer-Pearce, LLC	H. J. Russell & Company
Derucki Construction Company	Chris R. Sheridan & Company
Driver Construction Co., Inc.	Scott Bridge Company, Inc.
Dunn Southeast Dba R.J. Griffin & Company	Simpson Bridge Company, Inc.
Evans Construction Company	Southern Company
Foster & Company General Contractors, Inc.	Southern Triad Construction, LLC
Gay Construction Company	Stroud & Company
Gilbane Building Company	Tebarco Mechanical Corporation
Harper & Company Builders, Inc.	TerraGroup, LLC
Heaton Erecting, Inc.	Turner Construction Company
Hogan Construction Group, LLC	United Forming, Inc.
Holder Construction Company	Van Winkle & Company, Inc.
Inglett & Stubbs, LLC	J. M. Wilkerson Construction Co., Inc.
J & L Electrical Services, Inc.

Below is a summary of the Safety Stand Down promotional materials made avaialble to the general contractors as they were considering participating in the statewide event.

Helpful Resources

-- Printable Registration Form
-- Promotional Posters to print for Jobsite Offices
          11" x 17" or 8.5" x 11"

-- Tool Box Talking Points
    One slide per printed page  ---   English or Spanish
    Two slides per printed page --- English or Spanish

What is a Stand Down?

It's FREE to participate, yet PRICELESS in potentially saving lives! Construction companies who know the value of safety training, use this time to stop all work, provide a focused safety toolbox talk meeting on all their jobsites in Georgia, on one day, at the same time, on one particular topic. Thus, providing effective communication of safety policies, goals and expectations through all levels of their construction team.

Stand Downs are not new to the construction industry. Fellow AGC chapters across the United States regularly organize Stand Downs for their contractor members. Many national contractors also include these in their safety program.

Georgia Branch, AGC, and our stand down partners, OSHA and CompTrustAGC Mutual Captive Insurance Company (MCIC) believe there is tremendous value in committing 30 minutes to an hour of your day's work to talk about safety, leading to increased employee safety morale. Stopping to talk about safety brings it to the forefront of everyone's mind! It is very important to communicate your firm's safety message to front line workers who constitute the largest group of our industry's workforce.

What is this Stand Down topic?
Crane Safety . . . From crawlers to tower cranes, everyone should know the basics of crane safety!

It's easy to participate!!!
You can register your company as a participant by using the links at the top of this page. By registering, you are committing your firm to conducting a Stand Down on your jobsites on the morning of August 8 beginning at 7:00 a.m.

Chapter staff provides your company's chosen contact with the toolbox talk – in English and Spanish – and posters to display on your jobsites and in your corporate office.

Remember, Georgia Branch, AGC provides all the "talking points" for the Stand Down. All we need you to do is commit to using the information to educate your field employees on crane safety!

Be creative! Bring in breakfast for the crew, make special hard hat decals, offer a raffle prize. Don't forget to document your meeting by creating a dated sign-in sheet and have all participants sign it.

For more information, please contact Cherri Watson, Director of Safety, Education and Workforce Development at 678-298-4104.