Resources to help with your Safety Stand-Down

There are a wealth of resources available for helping raise awareness of fall hazards and how to abate them. From lesson plans to fact sheets to safety posters – in a variety of languages – employers who feel that they need some additional information can find it online.

Here are some of those resources:

• NIOSH: Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction
• Infographics by NIOSH and CPWR
• OSHA-NSC Alliance Fall Protection Case Study (PDF)
• Ladder Safety
• NSC Construction & Utilities Division
• Safety at Heights Resources
• Susan Harwood Training Grant materials for Fall Prevention
• Preventing Swing Falls in Bridge Work
• Selecting Lanyards and Connectors for Personal Fall Arrest Systems in Bridge Work
• OSHA Prevention Videos (v-Tools): Construction Hazards
• Solar Industry
• Skylights
• The Worker' Compensation Board of British Columbia, Canada (WorkSafeBC)
• Falls from Formwork
• OSHA's Falls Prevention Campaign Page (en español)
• Campaign Fact Sheet: English (PDF) Spanish (PDF), Polish (PDF) and Russian (PDF)
• Campaign Poster: English (PDF). Spanish (PDF)
• Fall Prevention Wallet Card English (PDF). Spanish (PDF). Portuguese (PDF)
• Fall Prevention Training Guide - A Lesson Plan for Employers (PDF) (EPUB | MOBI). Spanish (PDF) (EPUB | MOBI).
• Fall Prevention Publications Webpage contains fall prevention materials in English and Spanish.
• Fall Protection in Construction (PDF).
• Protecting Roofing Workers (PDF).
• Falling Off Ladders Can Kill: Use Them Safely - Booklet (PDF). EPUB and MOBI
• Safe Use of Extension Ladders - Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Safe Use of Job-made Wooden Ladders - Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Safe Use of Stepladders - Fact Sheet (PDF)
• NIOSH Ladder safety phone app (English and Spanish)
• Scaffolding
• Ladder Jack Scaffolds Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Narrow Frame Scaffolds Fact Sheet (HTML PDF)
• Tube and Coupler Scaffolds - Erection and Use Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Tube and Coupler Scaffolds - Planning and Design Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Scaffolding Booklet (HTML PDF)
• OSHA Scaffold eTool
• Construction Industry
• Fall Protection in Residential Construction
• Aerial Devices and Elevating Equipment
• Fall Protection
• Ladder Safety