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Surprise site safety visits drop to record low

Construction Enquirer

The number of surprise construction site safety visits has fallen to a record low. A freedom of information request made by the Unite union discovered that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) undertook only 7,647 unannounced inspections in 2022/23 – a 2% decline on the previous year when there were 7,793 inspections.

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OSHA inspections involving temporary workers up substantially

FDR Safety

OSHA has substantially increased its inspections of worksites where temporary workers are employed, following up on an initiative announced 18 months ago directed at temporary staffing agencies.

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SEIU uses new opening to go along on OSHA inspections

FDR Safety

OSHA last year cleared the way for union representatives to accompany OSHA compliance officers on worksite inspections even if the union doesn’t represent the company’s workers, and now the consequences are being felt. All this potentially provides an opening for union organizers to get a presence in a non-union workplace.

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Suit challenges union participation in OSHA walk-arounds

FDR Safety

OSHA’s policy of allowing union representatives to accompany agency compliance officers in walk-around inspections of worksites, even if the union doesn’t represent company employees, is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

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Contractor Fined $42,000 for New Jersey Highway Safety Violations

Construction Equipment

for six serious safety violations at a Neptune, N.J., work site following an April 2013 inspection of the area where workers were performing water service repair on a road. OSHA has cited Henkels & McCoy Inc. Proposed penalties total $42,000.'

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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

Safety Services Company

Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules. December 27, 2013. September 3, 2013. June 4, 2013.

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Stand-Down for Safety

Safety Services Company

In 2013, 291 workers died from falls, with 25 percent of those occurring from a height of 10 feet or less. Businesses should schedule safety meetings to refresh workers’ knowledge of the proper use of fall protection equipment, climbing techniques, and ladder safety. By ensuring proper steps are taken, workers can be protected.

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