GBCA Members Participate in OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
May 6-10 was Construction Safety Week and OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. Several GBCA members participated in celebrating and encouraging safety by holding safety stand down’s dedicated to promoting job site safety, learning the proper ways to use equipment, and giving their employees an opportunity to take a break during the workday to learn about fall hazards and tools to prevent fall injuries and fatalities.
GBCA’s Safety Consultant, Jim McGugan, gave demonstrations on using fall protection equipment to protect the safety of workers.
Bittenbender Construction, LP and Frank V. Radomski & Sons, Inc.
Façade Restoration Project at Arch Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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T.N. Ward Company and Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS)
Blanch Nixon Library Project at 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway
OSHA’s local representative James Touey joined the stand down to help emphasize the importance of fall safety and mental health.
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T.N. Ward Company
Hartranft Community Center at 800 W Cumberland St.
OSHA’s local representatives, Christiana French-Franco, Theresa Downs, James Touey and Joe Gormley from the MSA The Safety Company joined the stand down to help emphasize the importance of fall safety and mental health.
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