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Fall prevention stand-down kit

60 minutes 11 slides, 4 liveFree Free template

An hour-long stand-down: a fall protection talk, a check on phones, a site fall-hazard board, a harness inspection and a participation record.

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We stopped work to talk about falls

Fall prevention safety stand-down

Title

In short

A safety stand-down is a planned pause in work so managers and workers can talk directly about one hazard. This kit covers falls in 60 minutes: an 11-slide talk with three check questions on phones, a fall-hazard board for this site, a harness inspection, a rescue plan and a participation record.
Time
60 minutes
People
5 to 200
Includes
Agenda, 11 slides, hazard board, record
Plan
Free

Updated October 4, 2026

What's in the kit

  1. 1We stopped work to talk about falls
  2. 2Falls are among the leading causes of death in construction. Every one of them could have been planned out.
  3. 3Plan. Provide. Train.
  4. 46 feet In US construction, fall protection is required at 6 feet above a lower level (29 CFR 1926.501).
  5. 5Where falls happen
  6. 6Check 1: at what height does US construction require fall protection?4 feet · 6 feet · 10 feet · 15 feet live
  7. 7Check 2: a hole in the floor is covered. What must the cover say?Nothing · HOLE or COVER · DANGER · KEEP OUT live
  8. 8Check 3: how much must a personal fall arrest anchor hold per worker?1,000 lb · 2,500 lb · 5,000 lb · 10,000 lb live
  9. 9Harness check, every time
  10. 10If someone fell and was hanging in a harness right now, what would we do? live
  11. 11Back to work. Safer than this morning.

The agenda

By the end of this meeting, the crew has named this site's fall hazards, inspected its fall equipment, agreed the rescue plan and has a participation record.

60 min · 8 blocks, drawn to scale Fits exactly
  1. Sign in: name, company, trade, 3 minutes 3
  2. Why we stopped work today, 5 minutes 5
  3. Fall protection talk and quick check, 12 minutesInfo 12
  4. Fall hazards on this site, 8 minutes 8
  5. Our worst three, and what we change this week, 10 minutesDiscuss 10
  6. Equipment inspection: harnesses, lanyards, anchors, 10 minutesInfo 10
  7. Rescue plan: who, how and how fast, 7 minutes 7
  8. Commitments and the participation record, 5 minutes 5
015304560 min
  1. +0′Sign in: name, company, tradeYour name, company and trade3 minCheck-in
  2. +3′Why we stopped work todayTip: A project manager or owner opens. Saying why you stopped work matters more than any slide.5 minInfo
  3. +8′Fall protection talk and quick checkTip: The slides play here. Read each check answer from the notes and explain it.12 minInfo
  4. +20′Fall hazards on this siteWhere could someone fall on this site? Be specific.8 minBrainstorm
  5. +28′Our worst three, and what we change this weekTip: Pick the three with the most risk, not the most notes. Give each change an owner.10 minDiscuss
  6. +38′Equipment inspection: harnesses, lanyards, anchorsTip: Hands-on. Pairs check each other's harness against the checklist slide.10 minInfo
  7. +48′Rescue plan: who, how and how fastTip: If someone is hanging in a harness, how do we get them down quickly? If there's no clear answer, that's an action.7 minDecide
  8. +55′Commitments and the participation recordOne thing you'll do differently tomorrow?5 minWrap-up

The board

Edges and openings
Open sides, floor holes, shafts, skylights
Ladders
Setup, condition, where they're used
Scaffolds and lifts
Planking, guardrails, access, tie-off
Roofs
Leading edges, slopes, weather
Everything else
Trucks, equipment, stairs, excavations

The follow-up email

Subject

Fall prevention stand-down: record and actions

Safety stand-down record

Company: 
Site: 
Date: 
Led by: 
Number of workers: (see the sign-in list in the summary below)

Topics covered:
- Fall protection talk and check questions
- Site fall hazards (see the board below)
- Harness, lanyard and anchor inspection
- Rescue plan

Top three hazards and what changes this week (owner, date):
1. 
2. 
3. 

Equipment taken out of service: 

Rescue plan agreed: 

If this was part of OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down, download your certificate of participation from OSHA's stand-down page and keep it with this record.

How to run it

  1. 1Stop work for an hour. Ask a manager or owner to open and say why.
  2. 2Everyone signs in by QR, which gives you the participation record and headcount.
  3. 3Give the fall protection talk, then run the three check questions on phones and explain each answer.
  4. 4Map this site's fall hazards on the board, dot-vote the worst three and agree changes with owners.
  5. 5Inspect harnesses in pairs, then agree the rescue plan. The record goes out by email for your files.

Questions people ask

What is a safety stand-down meeting?
A pause in work so the whole crew, including managers, can focus on one hazard. OSHA runs a National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction every year, and many companies hold their own.
What are good safety stand-down topics?
Falls are the classic one. Others are struck-by hazards, trench safety, heat, electrical work, and any near miss your site has just had.
How do you get an OSHA stand-down certificate?
For the national stand-down, OSHA offers a certificate of participation you can download from its stand-down page after the event. Keep it with your own sign-in record.

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