OSHA surveys construction bosses on fall stand-down joins
Published Date: 4/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor is asking for public feedback on a quick 8-question survey that employers fill out to join the National Safety Stand-Down, a campaign to stop falls in construction. This helps OSHA track who’s participating and keeps workers safer. Comments are open until May 19, 2025, and there’s no big cost or hassle involved.
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Employers must complete 8‑question survey
If you are an employer participating in the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, you must complete a simple eight-question online survey to download a Certificate of Participation. The collection is identified as OMB Control Number 1218-0271, with a total estimated 4,500 respondents, 4,500 responses, and a total annual time burden of 750 hours; comments on the information collection are due May 19, 2025.
Stand-Down aims to reduce fall injuries
The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard awareness in construction to help stop fall fatalities and injuries, and OSHA uses the eight-question survey as the primary way to validate who is participating. The agency states this tracking helps keep workers safer; the information collection is submitted for OMB review with comments due May 19, 2025.
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