From 7:00 - 8:00 am on Thursday, February 18, 2010 nearly 8,500 construction jobsite employees on more than 225 jobsites across Georgia ceased work to participate in Georgia Branch, AGC's Safety Stand Down focusing on electrical safety, which was developed with the full support of OSHA. 

Thirty-four commercial construction firms committed to host the Safety Stand Down program on their jobsites.

Georgia Branch, AGC sincerely appreciates the dedication of all the participating companies which helped make this Safety Stand Down a great success!

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Barton Malow Company	LeMay Electric, Inc.
Batson-Cook Company	Lusk & Company, Inc.
Capital Construction Company	McCarthy Building Companies
Choate Construction Company - Atlanta	Mulkey Enterprises, Inc.
Coastal Industrial Contracting Co., Inc.	New South Construction Company, Inc.
Collins & Company	Nix-Fowler Constructors, Inc.
Comfort Systems USA Southeast, Inc.	Parrish Construction Group, Inc.
Creamer Pearce, LLC	R. K. Redding Construction, Inc.
Duffey Southeast, Inc.	RA-LIN and Associates, Inc.
Eckardt Electric Company	Rogers Construction Company
Gay Construction Company	Saliba Construction Company, Inc.
Gilbane Building Company	Swofford Construction, Inc.
Heaton Erecting, Inc.	Tebarco Mechanical Corporation
Holbrook Waterproofing Co. of GA	Turner Construction Company
Holder Construction Company	Van Winkle & Company, Inc.
Humphries & Company, LLC	J. M. Wilkerson Construction Company
Kevin Price General Contractors, Inc.	Young Contracting/SE, Inc.

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

• Registration Form

• Promotional Posters to Display in Corporate Offices and on Jobsites
  Print Size: 11" x 17"
  Print Size: 8.5" x 11"
• Tool Box Talking Points to Guide Your Jobsite Discussion
  (available in two languages)
  English or Spanish

What is a Stand Down?

Construction companies, who know the value of safety training, use a Safety Stand Down to stop all work and provide a focused safety toolbox talk meeting on all their jobsites, on one day, at the same time, on one particular topic. This meeting provides effective communication of safety policies, goals and expectations through all levels of a construction team.

While stand downs are commonly used in the military, they are not new to the construction industry. Fellow AGC chapters across America regularly organize them for their contractor members and 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 one 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.

It's easy to participate!!!
You can register your company to participate in the Stand Down with our registration form. By registering you are committing your firm to conduct a Stand Down on your jobsites on the morning of February 18, 2010 beginning no later than 7:00 am.

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 promoting your firm's upcoming participation in the safety program.(See above)

Why Focus on Electrical for this Safety Stand Down?
Everyone on a construction site should know the basics of electrical safety. Electricity has long been recognized as a serious workplace hazard. OSHA's electrical standards are designed to protect employees exposed to dangers such as electric shock, electrocution, fires, and explosions. Electricity has become essential to modern life. Perhaps because it is such a familiar part of our surroundings, it often is not treated with the respect it deserves.

Keep your employees safe by providing this free tool box meeting.

For more information, on Georgia Branch, AGC's Safety Stand Down Programs, please contact Cherri Watson, Georgia Branch, AGC's Director of Safety, Education and Workforce Development at 678-298-4104.