Salem, OR — Oregon OSHA is encouraging employers statewide to “pause their operations and demonstrate the high value they place on protecting people from harm while on the job” during the agency’s 23rd annual Safety Break for Oregon.
Set for May 13, the safety stand-down is an opportunity for employers to provide special safety or health training, assess where safety and health can be improved on the jobsite, or acknowledge successes by recognizing safety committee members and emerging safety leaders.
Organizations can sign up to participate on the Safety Break website, which offers access to logos, sample awards and more creative ideas to get workers involved, including a personal protection equipment fashion show, hazard scavenger hunt or safety trivia contest.
Oregon OSHA, which operates as a State Plan program under federal OSHA, encourages employers and workers to share their Safety Break activities on social media via Facebook and LinkedIn using #SafetyBreak.
“Safety Break brings people together to have open and productive conversations,” Oregon OSHA Administrator Renée Stapleton said in a press release. “It is not merely a symbolic event. It is a time to step back and reflect on what’s working; discuss what we can do better; and to prioritize, plan and take action.”
