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AGC Member Firms Embrace Safety Stand-Down Events
Several AGC of California member
contractors hosted safety awareness events in May as part of a national effort to raise awareness and increase safety in the con- struction industry. AGC member contractors participating
in this year’s National Safety Stand-Down for Fall Protection week included Granite Construction Company, Griffith Com- pany, Hensel Phelps, Blach Construction and Skanska USA, among others. The con- tractors highlighted safety on their job- sites, joining what OSHA said was a record number of companies and workers around the country that participated in the annual effort intended to raise awareness of pre- venting fall hazards in construction. Griffith Company hosted an event on
May 12 at its Marblehead project in San Clemente, CA. Guests to the jobsite includ- ed FED OSHA, OSHA Training Institute, and the company’s insurance carrier. The crew enjoyed barbecue, some raffles, and meaningful discussion about the impor- tance of utilizing fall protection. Granite Construction held a similar
event at its Folsom Dam project earlier in the month, as did other AGC member contractors in various locations around the state. This year, OSHA’s goal was for more than 20,000 Stand-Downs involving more
than workers
3 million between
the National Safe- ty Stand-Down for Fall Protec- tion days in May. OSHA noted that if that goal was met, at
least four
out of 10 construc- tion workers in the country will have been reached with message about the importance of fall protection. Fat a l i t i e s by
caused from
falls elevation
Granite Construction Company hosted a Safety Stand-Down event at its Folsom Dam project.
continue to be a leading cause of death for construction workers, accounting for 291 of the 828 con- struction fatalities recorded in 2013. Those deaths were prevent- able. Fall prevention safety standards were among the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards, during fis- cal year 2014. For more informa- tion about OSHA’s on-
going efforts on preventing fall hazards go to https://www.osha.gov/StopFallsStand- Down/index.html.
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Griffith Company participated in the National Safety Stand-Down for Fall Protection in May at the Marblehead project in San Clemente, CA.
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