Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event to recognize the successes of businesses that have adopted programs to improve workplace safety and health. Implementing a safety and health
program can improve businesses’ safety and health performance, save money, and improve competitiveness.
Each August, we invite you to share your safety successes with us!
We know that successful safety and health programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness, while improving business sustainability. We look forward to learning how your innovative efforts to be #SafeAndSoundAtWork have improved your workplace!
Register your Safe + Sound Week events so that we can highlight these efforts. For more information, please visit www.osha.gov/safeandsound.
Fall Protection
3M™ PROTECTA® Rebel Self Retracting Lifelines Inspection Notice
If your company uses the 3M™ PROTECTA® Rebel Self Retracting Lifelines, please check out the attached notice. A limited number of 3M™ PROTECTA® Rebel Self Retracting Lifelines produced between October 14, 2019 and February 25, 2020 may have a manufacturing issue. However, the issue can be easily detected through a pre-use inspection described in detail by 3M. If after carefully following 3M’s pre-use inspection instructions the SRLs are not working properly, take them out of service immediately, and contact the 3M Customer Service Department at 1-800-328-61446 or by e-mail at 3musfpserviceaction@mmm.com.
Fall Protection
Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP EVENT
September 18th @ 8:00 am to 11:30 am https://keene.zoom.us/j/402526797
Opening Remarks
Galen Blanton, OSHA Regional Administrator
Safety Message
Joseph Toner, Business Manager for Ironworkers Local 15 – Hartford, Ct
President of the Greater Hartford/New Britain Building and Construction Trades Council.
Safety and Health Adds Value & OSHA Consultation Successes!
Conn-OSHA Onsite Consultation Program
OSHA Statistics & Trends and Most Frequently Cited Fall Hazards
Joe Green, Andover OSHA Area Office
Marianne Bonito, Bridgeport OSHA Area Office
How to Conduct a Fall Stand down Event
Peter Barletta, Braintree OSHA Area Office
Competent Person Applied to Fall Protection
Mark Heffron, Boston Regional OSHA Office
Fall Hazards when working in and around Utility Lines
Ed Conway, Providence OSHA Area Office
Personal Fall Arrest Equipment & Demonstration
Maine Department of Labor SafetyWorks
Residential and Commercial Fall Protection Safety
Joe Green, Andover OSHA Area Office
Falls from Scaffolds
Joe Larose, Andover OSHA Area Office
Are you using Ladders Safely?
Closing Remarks
Maryann Medeiros, Assistant Regional Administrator for Cooperative State Programs