MCAA Partners with OSHA, NIOSH, and CPWR to Prevent Falls in Construction

MCAA is honored to join the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training as a Premier Partner for the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. The partnership gives MCAA members access to a variety of resources, which MCAA will augment with a little help from our friends in the Safety Alliance and MCAA members DEWALT, MILWAUKEE TOOL, and ServiceTitan. Working together, we can help prevent falls and improve safety in our industry.

Both the stand-down and Construction Safety Week will take place May 6-10, 2024.

Throughout the week, MCAA will highlight the following resources:

• An extensive list of resources from OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR, including webinars, videos, Toolbox Talks, and trainings.
• The OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR fall rescue webinar on May 7, 2024 | 02:00 PM ET  REGISTER
• More than seven trainings from MILWAUKEE TOOL LEARN MORE & REGISTER
• Video messages from Safety Alliance leaders on our social media channels
• New fall protection and dropped object devices from DEWALT Industrial Tool Company
• A ServiceTitan podcast with MCAA and UA representatives

New this year, MCAA will showcase one stand-down event daily on our social media channels to share our members’ good work. Be sure to tag us when posting about your and use #StandDown4Safety:

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• X (Twitter)

All MCAA members participating in the week will receive a Certificate of Participation from OSHA when they complete the form at the end of the week.

If you have questions, please contact Raffi Elchemmas, MCAA’s Executive Director of Safety, Health, and Risk Management.