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Join MCAA & Our Partners to Prevent Falls in Construction

May 6, 2024
Join MCAA and our partners at 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 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.

Join MCAA and our partners at 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 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
  • 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:

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.

In addition to the resources mentioned above, MCAA offers a wide range of training to help keep workers safe when using aerial lifts, fall prevention and protection devices, ladders, and scaffolds. LEARN MORE

These resources are just a few of MCAA’s 700+ safety and health resources, all free to members as a benefit of membership.

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

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