The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will host its 5th annual National Safety Stand-Down May 7-11.
The voluntary event is designed to allow roofing contractors and other construction trades an opportunity to address safety issues on the jobsite, and to specifically discuss fall prevention. Falls from height continue to be a leading killer of construction employees, accounting for 370 of the 991 construction fatalities recorded in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau for Labor Statistics.