Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 12, 2018

If you work in construction, you’re familiar the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), whose standards regulate safety on the nation’s construction sites. Being compliant with OSHA regulations is imperative to a construction business’s success. You probably also know the agency isn’t known for making new rules quickly.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 11, 2013

OSHA’s heightened enforcement has made things tough enough on employers without the employers making things harder for themselves. Given the complexity of OSHA regulations, it’s probably no surprise that there are “phantom regulations” in the minds of some employers – regulations that sound plausible, but don’t actually exist.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 15, 2022

When accidents happen, make sure you meet OSHA’s first aid & medical services requirements. Every employer must provide adequate access to first aid and medical services, but your specific requirements depend on a variety of factors. Free White Paper: Know Your First Aid Obligations. Mon, 08/15/2022 - 13:29.

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Safety Services Company

APRIL 21, 2014

The OSHA Recordkeeping regulation requires employers keep a record of serious injuries and illnesses using the OSHA 300 Log. Question: Does posting the OSHA 300-A Summary Form electronically for all employers to review satisfy OSHA’s posting requirements? Employer Responsible for Determining Qualified Rigger Status.

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Per OSHA’s regulation 29 CFR 1904, employers with more than 10 employees are required to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. OSHA tracks this information with the goal of preventing accidents in the future. Or a company might report every accident, recordable or not, in an effort to avoid an OSHA fine.

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Construction Law Monitor

DECEMBER 17, 2012

He is a specialist New York accident lawyer and the proprietor of the Ginarte Law firm. While it’s not possible to prevent every accident, the need to promote safety in the workplace is obvious. While it’s not possible to prevent every accident, the need to promote safety in the workplace is obvious. Reduced Employer Liability.

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Work Gearz

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Workplaces like construction sites can be dangerous and accidents can happen in a few seconds time, and if an employee is not equipped well, then it can be life-threatening as well. Accidents and impacts. The first is the risk to all workers’ health and safety, and the second is the legal consequences if an accident occurs.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 15, 2022

When accidents happen, make sure you meet OSHA’s first aid & medical services requirements. Every employer must provide adequate access to first aid and medical services, but your specific requirements depend on a variety of factors. Know Your First Aid Obligations. Mon, 08/15/2022 - 13:29.

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

OSHA has increased its monetary penalties 2% for breaking OSHA regulations and standards. Increases in maximum penalties cover the following: Violations that relate to workplace dangers that can lead to an accident or an illness, which result in serious harm, or a fatality. Incidents other than serious violations.

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Safety Services Company

APRIL 14, 2014

OSHA forklift regulations explain the training required in 1910.178(l). It’s up to the employer to ensure their operators have successfully completed a training program under an instructor who has the knowledge, training, and experience to teach and evaluate the operator. A correctly trained operator should know this.

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Safety Services Company

JANUARY 6, 2020

While hazards are unavoidable in certain industries, it's an employer’s responsibility to ensure that accidents are kept to a minimum. Thankfully, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) has outlined safety guidelines to ensure the safety of both employees and employers. No resources go to waste.

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Safety Services Company

JANUARY 7, 2020

While hazards are unavoidable in certain industries, it’s an employer’s responsibility to ensure that accidents are kept to a minimum. Thankfully, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) has outlined safety guidelines to ensure the safety of both employees and employers. No resources go to waste.

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration is urging the mining industry to step up its compliance with safety and health regulations under the Mine Safety and Health Act. ” The coal mining industry has not had three consecutive days of fatal accidents in more than 10 years, Main said. 4-6, the U.S.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

OSHA threw a curve ball to employers with its recent guidance on drug testing, injury reporting and safety incentive programs, leaving companies wondering how to respond. OSHA’s record-keeping regulations do not set forth any specific time frame for employees to report work-related injuries or illnesses. By Andrew Kaake.

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Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Examining OSHA’s Scaffolding Regulation. Created in 1971, the scaffolding general requirement regulation is one of OSHA’s original standards. Despite the age of this piece of legislation regulating public safety, the standard remains among the most cited standards at American workplaces. Suspended Scaffold Criteria.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 1, 2013

This is due to the risk of accidents involving trucks backing over workers or other vehicles on the road striking them as they work. To prevent these accidents, workers should wear protective safety gear such as gloves and goggles when handling sharp objects. For this reason, forklift accidents and falls are very possible.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Answer: OSHA’s applicable regulation is 1910.151(c) : “Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.”. In them OSHA refers employers to ANSI Z358.1.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Accidents involving hazardous energy are always a possibility. OSHA has established guidelines in dealing with hazardous energy, and a big part of their regulations requires companies to have procedures in place regarding how to disable the power sources of affected machinery. Install Appropriate Lockout/Tagout Devices.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Accidents involving hazardous energy are always a possibility. OSHA has established guidelines in dealing with hazardous energy, and a big part of their regulations requires companies to have procedures in place regarding how to disable the power sources of affected machinery. Install Appropriate Lockout/Tagout Devices.

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Safety Services Company

JULY 20, 2020

Regularly reviewing and training employees to the standard of the applicable codes and regulations is a proactive way to ensure compliance. The layers of OSHA regulation that protect workers focus on proper use and installation of safety systems, supervision, safe work procedures, maintenance and more. Scaffolding.

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Safety Services Company

MAY 23, 2017

In 2014, 3,179 people were killed and 431,000 people were injured because of a distraction-related accident, with texting being the major cause of distraction. Texting and driving makes vehicle accidents 23 times more likely to occur. Regulations. Distracted driving is a big issue on today’s roadways. As of 2016: 14 states, D.C.,

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Building Information Management

MAY 19, 2016

Federal Management Regulation – FMR, For Real Property. Repairs” means those additions or changes that are necessary for the protection and maintenance of property to deter or prevent excessive or rapid deterioration or obsolescence, and to restore property damaged by storm, flood, fire, accident, or earthquake.

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Building Information Management

MAY 19, 2016

Federal Management Regulation – FMR, For Real Property. Repairs” means those additions or changes that are necessary for the protection and maintenance of property to deter or prevent excessive or rapid deterioration or obsolescence, and to restore property damaged by storm, flood, fire, accident, or earthquake.

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FDR Safety

JUNE 30, 2016

If you asked the typical small business man or woman if he or she wanted to protect their employees from workplace accidents, the answer would, of course, be yes. This Act requires that every employer provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to their employees.

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Pro Builder

JULY 28, 2022

Additionally, employers, owners, and managers need to ensure a safe means to enter and exit trenches on jobsites and must keep materials away from trench edges. . He has more than 30 years of trial experience in construction accident cases, for both defense and plaintiff. . Trench boxes being installed on a jobsite. Jobsite Safety.

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Safety Services Company

APRIL 16, 2014

Imagine the following situation and ask yourself if you know exactly why or why not the employer should log the injury as work related. This was the situation put to OSHA that they addressed February 2014 in a clarification of its recordkeeping regulations : 1904.5 But it is the employer’s responsibility to make the correct decision.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 25, 2014

This recent clarification on impalement hazards from OSHA on March 18, 2014 is a perfect example why all employers must know and take to heart the General Duty Clause (section 5(a)(1)). In addition to creating new and updating current regulations, OSHA publishes interpretations and answers to questions about existing rules.

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

These preventable accidents resulted in total indemnity and medical costs of over $70 million. To help ensure employers are following standards developed to mitigate the risk of fall and limit the risk of injury when a fall does occur California formed the RCWG.

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Work Gearz

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Employers who fail to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and training to all employees may be fined with a separate penalty for each unprotected or untrained worker, according to OSHA. And preventing accidents and decreasing the risk of harm should be sufficient motivation for employees to wear PPE as much as possible.

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Safety Services Company

APRIL 30, 2014

Also an employer may use an insulating link/device manufactured on any date with additional protections such as adequately insulated gloves. The current regulation as it is written puts the cut-off date of non NRTL devices at November 8, 2011. Employer Responsible for Determining Qualified Rigger Status. 2014 Interpretations.

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Safety Services Company

APRIL 5, 2018

There are circumstances when OSHA may give less than 24 hours’ notice to the employer. Employers who receive advance notice of an inspection must inform their employees’ representative, or arrange for OSHA to do so. Employers should always ask to see the credentials and verify by calling the nearest OSHA office. Walkthrough.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that nearly all employers maintain properly-recorded accounts of work-related injuries and illnesses. Some employers are exempt from this regulation, such as those with ten employees or less. Click Here to Download OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301.

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Safety Services Company

MAY 3, 2021

They were chosen based on the number of accidents and injuries that occur each year at construction workplaces. In fact, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends that employers regularly enforce standards and regulations. Each of these topics is highly relevant to the construction industry.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that nearly all employers maintain properly-recorded accounts of work-related injuries and illnesses. Some employers are exempt from this regulation, such as those with ten employees or less. This is the first form you fill out during the recording process.

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Work Gearz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Work sites who utilise scissor lifts must assess the kind of accidents that can take place, they are electrocution, objects falling on the head and accidental fall from a height. . Specific criteria for head protection in the workplace are mandated by OSHA regulations. Hard hat regulations are governed by two OSHA standards: .

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 15, 2014

Regulations. And everything apparently complies with the shielding regulations: the excavation isn’t two feet below the bottom of the box, the top of the box is higher than the excavation, and it looks to be able to withstand subjected loads of an excavation without lateral movement. 1926.652(a)(1). 1926.652(g). Scaffolding Footing.

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 14, 2014

OSHA recognizes that accidents involving falls can be complicated events and frequently involve a variety of factors. OSHA regulation 1926.503 requires that “employers shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. 307 construction workers died from falls in 2012. Don’t overreach!

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