Washington – In an effort to ease burdens on employers, OSHA has issued a proposed rule that would “remove or revise outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, and inconsistent requirements” in 18 standards concerning recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction. The Standards Improvement Project – Phase IV rule is in response to Executive Order 13563, which called for …
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Safety Barricade – Free Stock Photo
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Walking & Working Surfaces Training Powerpoints
Related Walking & Working Surfaces Training Courses Walking & Working Surfaces Walking & Working Surfaces in Construction Forklift Safety Video on Demand PPE Streaming Video on Demand Lockout Tagout: Secure Safely Online Training Walking and Working Surfaces by University of Texas at Arlington. Date Created: 2017 Number of Slides: 35 Created By: University of Texas …
Got New Construction? Don’t Forget About Safety and Security
Security may be the most fundamentally misunderstood discipline in American education. Few educators can define it, and fewer still can create a program that fully realizes its potential. Administrators see security programs as cost-centered expenditures that compete directly for scarce funding with the school’s primary mission: education. Properly designed security programs, however, can actually produce …
Construction Safety Infographic: Construction Fatalities
It’s no secret that construction is one of the most dangerous industries to work in. The term “Construction’s Fatal Four” was coined for a reason, in an effort to reduce these 4 most common reasons for deaths in construction. That’s why construction safety is extremely important to implement and monitor for every job task related …
OSHA National Safety Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
With the coming of warmer temperatures in most of the country comes an increase in construction activity. Unfortunately, if history teaches us anything, with increased construction activity comes increased worker injuries and fatalities. Falls continue to top the list of fatalities in construction year after year, so OSHA has once again decided to roll out …
The Fatal Four and Safety In the Construction Industry
Construction’s “Fatal Four” consists of four deadly construction hazards that contribute to a mass of fatalities year after year. They make up the majority of construction deaths, making them a major focus in construction safety training programs. The top four causes of construction fatalities are: Falls, Struck-By, Caught-In/Between and Electrocutions. The following infographic shows just how …
Construction Safety Infographic: Construction Accidents
The numbers regarding construction deaths each day in the United States is quite staggering. They can be attributed to 4 major causes of accidents, which ultimately puts construction at one of the top most dangerous industries to work in. This creates a strong necessity to place an emphasis on construction safety and the reduction of …
Whole Life Construction Llc faces $48K in OSHA fines for Bridgeport hazards
Feb. 2, 2016 Stratford contractor again exposes employees to fall, scaffold hazards Whole Life Construction Llc faces $48K in OSHA fines for Bridgeport hazardsEmployer name: Whole Life Construction Llc, 306 Bird Circle, Stratford, Connecticut Citations issued: On Jan. 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Whole Life Construction Llc …