What is a Safety Stand-Down? A Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. Any workplace can hold a stand-down by taking a break to focus on "Fall Hazards" and reinforcing the importance of "Fall Prevention". Employers of companies not exposed to fall hazards, can also use this […]

The largest gathering of highway safety professionals in the United States Last year, an estimated 36,096 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. Lifesavers is recognized as the premiere conference to learn about the latest highway safety research, best practices, and cutting-edge initiatives; and to explore innovative technology and strategies used to combat […]

PARTICIPATE National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season encourages safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones. NWZAW will be held April 11-15 this year and will be hosted by the Virginia Department of […]

May 1, 2022 is National Heatstroke Prevention Day 906 children have died due to vehicular heatstroke since 1998. Yet, all these deaths could have been prevented. Sadly, these are the statistics as of January 27, 2022 (https://www.noheatstroke.org/index.htm): Child heatstroke fatalities in 2021: 23Child heatstroke fatalities in 2020: 25 (lower than average because of the pandemic)Child […]

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 351 of the 1,008 construction fatalities recorded in 2020 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries. What is […]

CONNECTED. SUPPORTED. SAFE. Safety is a bond that unites us. It’s our connection to each other, and to something bigger than ourselves. Being connected gives us strength, because it means we are not alone in building a stronger, safer industry, and in creating a safe, supportive environment for our workers. Supported means we are here […]

2021 Trench Safety Stand Down The 2021 Trench Safety Stand Down Week presented by NUCA, will take place June 14-18, 2021.  The NUCA website contains all the information you will need to conduct a successful Trench Safety Stand Down event.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1: Introduction to Stop on Red Week Every day, lives are needlessly lost due to preventable traffic fatalities. To protect our communities and the precious lives of our […]

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