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The Importance of Safety During Disaster Relief

FDR Safety

If properly implemented this will save time and significantly reduce the chance of injury. Although there is insufficient data detailing the exact injury rates of disaster relief workers, we can look at past figures from local reporting agencies and find trends and indicators from injury and illness reporting.

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Altec Recalls Crane Jibs for Injury Risk

Construction Equipment

is recalling 724 2005-2013 model-year Altec Crane Telescopic Jibs manufactured from March 1, 2005 to Aug. Such unrestricted movement increases the risk for operator injury, NHTSA said. Such unrestricted movement increases the risk for operator injury, NHTSA said. Altec Industries Inc.

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Federal Employers Now Required to Report Injuries to Bureau of Labor

Safety Services Company

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule requiring all federal agencies to annually submit injury and illness data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Federal agencies have been required to follow the same recording and reporting requirements as the private sector since January 2005.

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Federal Employers Now Required to Report Injuries to Bureau of Labor

Safety Services Company

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule requiring all federal agencies to annually submit injury and illness data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Federal agencies have been required to follow the same recording and reporting requirements as the private sector since January 2005.

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WILG president talks workplace injuries

Safety Services Company

WILG president talks workplace injuries. Boyd, president of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group. What is the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group? The Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group (www.wilg.org) has grown into an important, national voice for workers.

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RATE OF FATALITIES INCREASING AMONG OLDER WORKERS

Safety Services Company

Specifically, total fatalities fell from 5,480 in 2005 to 4836 in 2015, which older worker fatalities increased from 1,562 to 1,681 those same years. However, during that same span of time, the fatality rate for older workers was consistently 50 to 65 percent higher than the overall rate.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The effectiveness of interventions for preventing injuries in the construction industry: a systematic review. Effective partnering tools in. construction: a case study on MTRC TKE contract 604 in Hong Kong. International. Journal of Project Management, 22(3), 253-263. Webster, M., & Campbell, K. the construction industry. Journal of.