Tuesday, May 3, 2011
7:00 - 8:00 am
On Construction
Jobsites Across Georgia
From 7-8 am on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 approximately 5,800 construction jobsite employees on 222 jobsites across Georgia ceased work to participate in Georgia Branch, AGC's Safety Stand Down focusing on scaffold safety, which was developed with the full support of OSHA. This was the sixth program organized by Georgia Branch, AGC to benefit jobsite personnel working on Chapter member projects.
Since the inception of this program, over 65,000 construction industry jobsite employees in Georgia and 15 other states have participated in at least one Chapter hosted Safety Stand Down. These individuals are better prepared to be safe workers after learning key safety topics that Georgia Branch, AGC provides to project managers and superintendents who are charged with leading Stand Down tool box talks on their jobsites.
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elow is a summary of the Safety Stand Down promotional materials made available to the general contractors as they were considering participating in the statewide event:
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Tool Box Talking Points to Guide Your Jobsite Discussion:
English / 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 CompTrust AGC 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 May 3, 2011 beginning no later than 7:00 am.
Chapter staff provides your company's chosen contact with the toolbox talk and posters to display on your jobsites and in your corporate office promoting your firm's upcoming participation in the safety program.
Why Focus on Scaffold Safety for this Safety Stand Down?
Each year, more than 60 workers are killed by falls from scaffolds, about 1 in 5 of the fatal falls in construction. Besides problems with planks and guardrails, the main causes of injuries and deaths on scaffolds are poor planning for assembling and taking them apart, missing tie-ins or bracing, loads that are too heavy, and placement too close to power lines.
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.
