MYCON General Contractors Promotes Construction Safety

MYCON’s participation in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s sixth annual National Safety Stand-Down week was a huge success, according to the firm’s Senior Vice President Justin Jeffus, CDP, LEED AP. OSHA’s Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event that encourages employers to stop work, or stand-down, and talk directly with workers about safety and how to prevent workplace accidents and fatalities.

More than 1,000 workers, including sub-contractor personnel and corporate employees, participated in sessions that focused on preventing injuries from falls, struck-by object, caught in between and electrical hazards. “Providing a safe and secure workplace improves employee morale and productivity and it helps to mitigate risk,” says Jeffus. “We’re proud to promote this program and hope that it further demonstrates our commitment to health and safety at all our workplaces.”

According to OSHA and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 one in five (or 20.7%) worker deaths in private industry (excluding highway collisions) were in construction. OSHA identifies the Fatal Four; e.g., falls, struck by object, electrocutions and caught in/between, as accountable for 59.9% of construction fatalities.