OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Week! (5/6/24 - 5/10/24)
Today is the start of OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Week. This is OSHA's 11th year of holding the Stand-Down and IDI has participated in this since its inception. OSHA's goal of the Stand-Down is to raise fall hazard awareness and to prevent fall fatalities and injuries. Falls are the #1 leading cause of death for construction workers accounting for 397 out of 1069 in 2022. IDI will be participating in the fall prevention stand-down again this year. The founder of IDI, Tony Pintozzi Sr., opened the doors of the company in 1952 (72 years ago) and ever since IDI was established, we have never had a fall related fatality. In fact, IDI has never had a work related fatality and is something that Tony and the current leaders of the company are very proud of as this shows what our safety culture is all about.
The following is how IDI will be participating in the Stand-Down. On Wednesday, 5/8/24, we need for our lead field supervisors & PCLs to gather your crews together during your normal morning tasked based safety awareness huddle and we want everyone performing the same toolbox talk. For your reference that Toolbox talk is attached to this email. The toolbox talk to perform is from is in SiteDocs – Resources – Toolbox Talks - Fall Protection – What is Fall Protection TBT
During this session, advise our employees that the purpose of this toolbox talk session is for our participation in OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down. We are taking a time out for safety and recognizing that falls from elevations are a serious matter. During this session, we are looking for all employees to participate. Ask employees if they have ever witnessed a fall at a construction site, and if so, what was that like and what affect it had on them. Ask if they know of anyone who has sustained a serious fall and again, discuss the affects it had on them, the affects it had on the victim's loved ones. All employees should be sharing fall protection stories, safety tips and fall prevention related thoughts. Also, many of the general contractors at the projects we are working at this week will be holding Fall Prevention Stand-Downs and we need for our employees to participate in those. For more information, here is a link to a great Fall Protection Video released by Werner for the 2024 National Stand Down campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEdf9yYZq5g
Falls from elevations are a serious matter and we need to take them seriously. This Fall Prevention Stand-Down fits right in with our safety culture and our safety mission statement: "Everyone Goes Home Alive And In The Same Condition As They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It!
We want to participate in this Stand-Down because we care about you! You are part of the IDI family and family looks out for each other. If you have any questions about this Stand-Down, please contact our Safety Manager Tyler Stark (847) 417-0761. Have a Safe Day!
