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!