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​SEAA Stands with Ironworkers: Tie-Off to Prevent Falls

SEAA supports the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. The week-long focus on fall prevention is held annually in the spring.

Erectors are encouraged to plan events at their job sites. SEAA distributes to members tips for holding effective safety stand down events and recommendations on topics relevant to fall prevention in steel erection. Members have the option every year to order banners and hard stickers to utilize during their events. 

​Not a member? Learn more about benefits here.​

 

Photos from seaa members' 2021 safety stand down

 

SEAA Resources

• Preventing Falls in Steel Erection Activities
• Reducing Deck Installation Falling Hazards
• Training Requirements for Aerial Equipment Operators
• Guidelines for Exiting a Boom Lift onto an Adjacent Structure
• Protecting Retractable Lifelines from Arcing Damage
• Securing Tools While Working at Height
• After a Fall: Don’t Leave Your Buddy Hanging

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OSHA & NIOSH REsources

• Join the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
• OSHA Fall Prevention Education Materials
• OSHA Videos on Leading Edge Work
• NIOSH Falls Fact Sheets and Research
  

 

 

Downloads Archive

2022: 11 Tips for Post Fall Recovery

2021: 7 Tips for Planning a Stand Down Event

Other Training Materials by Topic

The following materials are publicly available on the internet. Inclusion in this resources list is not meant as an endorsement of any specific product or company by SEAA.
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• Why Fall Protection Matters Infographic (source: Malta Dynamics)
• Creating a Fall Protection Plan (source: Malta Dynamics)
• ​Sample Hazard Assessment (source: Malta Dynamics )
• The ABCs of Fall Protection (source: Hanes Supply Inc.)
• ABCDs of Fall Protection (source: Columbia Safety)
• Introduction to Fall Protection Safety & Training (source: French Creek Fall Safety)                                                            Part 2: https://youtu.be/ahadpieNwlo
• Donning & Adjusting Full Body Harness (source: FallTech)
• Do Fall Protection Harnesses Have a Defined Expiration Date? (source: MSA Safety)
• Calculating Fall Distance (source: Mazzella Companies)
• Inspecting SRD or SRL Device (source FallTech)
• Inspecting SRL (source: Engineered Fall Protection)
• Preventing Suspension Trauma (source: Grainger)
• Sample Rescue Plan (source: Malta Dynamics)

 

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In the News

 

Hard hat sticker contest

The Steel Erectors Association of America announces its first Hard Hat Sticker Design Contest. Open to individuals working in the steel construction industry, the winning design will be reproduced into stickers available for members to use as part of their Fall Prevention Stand Down efforts in May 2022.

Hard hat sticker designs must be original artwork and should reflect one of three themes:
1. Preventing Falls in Construction
2. Building America Safely
3. Proud to be an Ironworker

The winner will be announced in a press release distributed to industry media, and will receive 250 hard hat stickers featuring their design and a $100 gift card.
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Deadline to submit is February 15.

          Contest Rules

• Open to any individual working in the Steel Construction Industry.
• Entries accepted from individuals only. Corporate submissions are excluded.
• Design must reflect at least one of the themes.
• Contestants are limited to one design submission per theme.
• Design must be original artwork. Clip art or copyrighted materials not accepted.
• Submission size is 6”x6”. Finished design must reproduce well at 2”x2” size.
• Design must be Square or Round.
• Design may be Hand Drawn or Computer Generated.
• Files must be submitted as .pdf, .ai, or .eps.
• Contestants release all rights to the design to the Steel Erectors Association of America.