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Feasibility For Machine Guarding Is A Big Deal For Employers and Employees

FDR Safety

OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States. All machinery contains hazards, and some level of residual risk. However, the risk associated with those hazards should be reduced to an acceptable level.

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4 Tips to Help Mitigate Joint-Employer Risks

Construction Business Owner

By now, the employer community is well aware of the wide-ranging implications of Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. , 362 N.L.R.B.

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Auto Draft

FDR Safety

OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States. There is no such thing as being absolutely safe, or in other words, a complete absence of risk. All machinery contains hazards, and some level of residual risk.

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PTD Before Risk Assessment: A Historical Perspective

FDR Safety

This article presents a narrow slice of history as known by Mike Taubitz, beginning with employment at General Motors (GM). Other companies and industries may have had their own lessons and contributions to the current state of the art. The post PTD Before Risk Assessment: A Historical Perspective appeared first on FDRsafety.

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3 construction industry trends in 2023

Lets Build

The same issues plaguing the industry last year—labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, high material costs, lower profit margins, etc.—followed Here’s what the top construction industry trends in 2023 look like: 1. While this cuts into our profits today, it’s necessary for the future of our companies and the industry as a whole.

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Risk mitigation: Seeing the forest and the tree

BD+C

There are many new and exciting applications for data analysis in the construction industry, the vast majority of which employ new data aggregation tools to quantify and analyze specific aspects of the built environment, often numerical aspects like square foot totals, or asset management counts.

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Construction Employment Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Peak in 32 States in April

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction employment exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 32 states in April, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. The post Construction Employment Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Peak in 32 States in April appeared first on Construction Superintendent.