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Top Safety Tips For Working At Height In Construction

Constructonomics

Working at height is still one of the largest causes of workplace accidents; in the year 2012-2013, a total of 5,274 major falls from height were reported in the UK, and it was the biggest cause of fatal accidents in the workplace. Familiarise Yourself With Regulations. Provide Regular Health & Safety Training.

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Training deadline approaching for Globally Harmonized System

FDR Safety

Our guest blogger today is Jim Carnahan, a member of the FDRsafety team specializing in advising clients on compliance with new OSHA regulations on Globally Harmonized Systems. OSHA requires this training by December 1 because workplaces will soon begin to receive new labels and SDSs, in keeping with the new GHS regulation.

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Injury & Illness Prevention Program Highlights OSHA’s 2013 Priorities

Safety Services Company

Injury & Illness Prevention Program Highlights OSHA’s 2013 Priorities. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. View the entire agenda here.

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#6 POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS: UNDERSTANDING TOP OSHA VIOLATIONS OF 2013

Safety Services Company

Violations of OSHA’s general industry regulations for Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178), or forklifts went up from 1,993 in 2012, (7th most cited regulation) to 3,340 in 2013, (6th most citations). Employee involved in an accident or near-miss. First off, forklifts must not be operated by anyone under 18-years-old.

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#7 Scaffolds: Understanding Top OSHA Violations of 2013

Safety Services Company

Unfortunately too often these steps aren’t followed and the 1926.1053 code, regulating ladders received 3,311 citations, making it the regulation with the seventh most violations for 2013. Check with us every Wednesday for the rest of the year as we understand the Top 10 OSHA Violations for 2013. When Not to Use a Ladder.

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Download Whitepaper of the Top 10 OSHA Violations of 2013

Safety Services Company

Top OSHA Violations 2013 Whitepaper. Are you confident that your business will survive an OSHA inspection without falling for the same violations that account for 45% more citations for the top 10 in 2013? Top 10 OSHA Violations for 2013 Reveal Increase in Citations. Construction laborers 17.4. Electrical, Wiring (1910.305).

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#10 Machine Guarding: Examining Top OSHA Violations of 2013

Safety Services Company

Contained within OSHA regulation 1910.212 are the basic instructions for providing guarding on all machines. It is a broad enough topic that it netted 2,704 violations in 2013, good enough to round out the top 10 list. The regulation is also a very succinct rule with four main points. Safeguarding Machinery.

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