April 6, 2018

ATLANTA, GA – The Federal Highway Administration, the state of Georgia, local government organizations, and employers are partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to sponsor events to train road workers on the dangers from roadway work activities, during National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9-13. The Stand-Down encourages employers at Georgia construction sites to stop work voluntarily from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. EDT on a workday to review best safety practices and discuss Georgia’s Struck-By Alliance Safety Stand-Down page.

“Too many workers are injured in roadway work zones every year,” said OSHA Southeast Regional Administrator Kurt Petermeyer. “The stand-down events will provide training and education on effective ways to protect the women and men who work on our nation’s roadways.”

For more information, contact OSHA’s Atlanta-West Area Office at 678-903-7301, Atlanta-East Area Office, at 770-493-6644, or Savannah Area Office at 912-652-4393.

The 2018 safety stand-down events during National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9-13, allow employers to remind employees how to avoid hazards and work safely.