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How to Prepare for OSHA’s New Crane Rule

Viewpoint Construction Technology

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. Construction Software to Manage Compliance.

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Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule

FDR Safety

The Department of Labor is putting a target on nearly every manufacturer in this country by moving this regulation forward,” said Linda Kelly, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers, one of the groups bringing the legal action, which was filed in U.S. “Not

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

Safety Services Company

In 2018, the construction industry led all industries with 1,008 fatal work industries. If you’re a construction safety veteran, your safety program is well established and falls in line with OSHA requirements. When your program serves up the right information to employees, you create a culture that highlights safety.

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4 Strategies to Avoiding Rising OSHA Fines in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The government doesn’t take incidents like this lightly, as evidenced by the fact that the cost of penalties levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is rising. That means that at the beginning of 2018, a serious or failure to abate penalty, for example, rose from $12,615 to $12,934.

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Rigger Boots Vs Wellies: What’s The Difference?

Work Gearz

  Rigger boots are the type of footwear that fall somewhere between a wellington and a lace-up safety boot. They were initially known as safety boots until many other types of boots gained more popularity. Rigger is a specific style of pull-on safety boot. Rigger Boots in detail.   Benefits of Rigger boots-.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being. Jobsite safety is critical for workers and for your home building company. More than half of that spending (56%) went toward safety education, a sign that construction remains a potentially dangerous job. Fri, 08/05/2022 - 07:00.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Virtual reality for more safety on the construction site 18. Wirelessly networked and Internet-enabled sensors and actuators increase comfort, safety and energy efficiency. The result is a reduction in construction costs and increased safety, both in planning and on the construction site.