On May 6 there were 60+ attendees at the Portland, Oregon Stand-Down event.  A few truly went the distance and traveled from Idaho and Washington.  Several local organizations (see April 29 blog) began collaborating in January to ensure an effective campaign during 2016 National Safety Stand-down week (May 2-6).  These partners, among many things, arranged for advertising on metro buses, presentations at safety meetings, distributed resources to association members, apprenticeship programs, and workers compensation safety consultants.  The May 6 event was a culmination of all the activities that the partners initiated for and during the week.

Special thanks to industry experts, Dan Daley (Daley Construction), Russ Nicolai (Snyder, roofing contractor), and David Douglas (Fred Shearer & Sons) for their presentations.  Several attendees noted that their discussions on personal experience, commitment and passion were extremely valuable.