The 6th annual National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls takes place the week of May 6-10, 2019.

The Stand-Down was conceived by OSHA in 2014 as part of the National Falls Campaign to raise awareness surrounding the severity of fall hazards in construction and the importance of preventing them.

In a construction setting, the term “safety stand-down” is used to describe a wide variety of activities where normal work is paused and the entire site focuses on a particular safety issue.

Full article: What is the National Safety Stand-Down?
Source: Safety Best Practices