Safety Pays. Falls Cost.
One Stop Stand-Down Shop
In order to make participating in the Stand-Down as easy as possible, we’ve gathered some of our top resources in one location. Everything you need to conduct a stand-down, including worker handouts, training materials, videos, and posters is available here.
To learn more about what the Stand-Down is and why and how you should participate, visit our About the Stand-Down page.
What’s New
Mark Your Calendars: the 2023 Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction will be held May 1-5, 2023
2023 Stand-Down Poster –English, Español
Planning a Multi-Layered Approach to Fall Prevention and Protection Tipsheet – English, Spanish Coming Soon
Rescue Planning Saves Lives Tipsheet –English, Spanish Coming Soon
Occupational Health Inequity: Hispanic Workers More Likely to Die from Falls Infographic –English, Spanish Coming Soon
Highlighted Findings from a CPWR Survey on Underlying Causes of Falls from Heights
Grace Barlet, Rosa Greenberg, and Jessica Bunting. August 2022.
To better understand why serious falls from heights continue to occur with such frequency despite being preventable, CPWR partnered with the ANSI/ASSP Z359 National Work at Heights Task Force and the NORA Construction Sector Council Falls Work Group to survey nearly 500 people who experienced, witnessed, or investigated a workplace fall incident.
About the Campaign
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The Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction began in 2012 with construction industry stakeholders seeking a way to raise awareness. Falls from heights are the leading cause of injuries and fatalities in construction, with those coming disproportionately from small residential construction contractors.
Falls kill – they are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for one-third of on-the-job injury deaths in the industry. Each year in the U.S. more than 200 construction workers are killed and over 10,000 are seriously injured by falls.
The goal of this national campaign is to prevent fatal falls from roofs, ladders, and scaffolds by encouraging residential construction contractors to:
-PLAN ahead to get the job done safely.
-PROVIDE the right equipment.
-TRAIN everyone to use the equipment safely.
Since the inception of the campaign, a new piece has been added: the National Safety Stand-Down. For information about how to conduct a stand-down, check out the Stand-Down page.
Campaign Sites & Information