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EP06: Shaming, Bullying, and Fatality: The Hard Moments in Safety

Safety Services Company

If you’re in environmental health and safety, jump in with both feet. Recently on The Safety Management Show, Susan Spaulding , Sr. Benton Construction, LLC, shared the above advice, as well as how she faced some of the hardest challenges in safety management. Safety is truly about saving lives. Do it with all your heart.

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What the Building Safety Bill means for UK construction – and how to get ready

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In April 2022, the UK government’s Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent making it the Building Safety Act. This legislation promises significant change for the whole sector – from construction businesses and building owners and operators through to insurers and public safety organisations. How will this impact my business?

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New OSHA recordkeeping rule: Urgent need for employer review

FDR Safety

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. Of course, this raises a whole host of privacy, cyber-security, and other concerns. The new rule changes that.

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Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule

FDR Safety

OSHA intends to publish the injury and illness data on a public website, which has raised concerns about privacy and cyber-security. The lawsuit contends that the rule unlawfully prohibits or otherwise limits employer safety incentive programs and routine mandatory post-accident drug testing programs.

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OSHA Electronic Records Submission Delayed, But Not for Long

FDR Safety

While there are plenty of indications that the new agency leadership will seek to reconsider, revise, or even rescind the amended recordkeeping rules, it appears that the most recent deadline, December 15, 2017, will stand. The post OSHA Electronic Records Submission Delayed, But Not for Long appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Survey Says: Contractors Committed to Tech, Industry Still Faces Hurdles

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Companies are spending nearly the same percentage of revenue on technology as in 2017, and construction is still lagging behind all other industries. in 2017 to 40.2% in 2017 to just 15.4% Of the remaining, there is an even divide as to whether companies secured workers’ personal devices. in 2017 to 43.2%

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Job Order Contracting Guide

Job Order Contracting

The JOC Unit Price Book 2017 JOB ORDER CONTRACTING GUIDE is and independent , objective, transparent, and best value resource for Job Order Contracting. It is assumed that all workers are skilled for the particular task in concert with safety (OSHA) requirements. The 4BT OpenJOC TM Unit Price Book JOB ORDER CONTRACTING GUIDE.

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