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OSHRC Decision on Controlling Employer Responsibility

FDR Safety

1, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) reversed an OSHA citation issued to Suncor Energy Inc. as the controlling employer for a fall protection violation. After several hours, one subcontractor employee working on the third level of the scaffold fell 25 feet, sustaining serious injuries.

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Data Analytics Create a Safer Jobsite

Construction Business Owner

Of the 5,333 workplace fatalities that occurred in 2019, nearly 20% of victims were in the construction industry. Serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) in the construction industry have remained consistently high in recent years, and safety continues to be a top priority for employers in 2021. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 07:30.

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Data Analytics Create a Safer Jobsite

Construction Business Owner

Of the 5,333 workplace fatalities that occurred in 2019, nearly 20% of victims were in the construction industry. Serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) in the construction industry have remained consistently high in recent years, and safety continues to be a top priority for employers in 2021. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 07:30.

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UNDERSTANDING OSHA’S NEW ELECTRONIC INJURY & ILLNESS DATA SUBMISSION

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On August 1, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched its Injury Tracking Application (ITA), which allows employers to begin observing compliance with this year’s new electronic reporting requirements. WHY IS THIS CHANGE IMPORTANT?

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OSHA Now Using Drones For Safety Inspections

FDR Safety

Heading into 2019, one of the most interesting (and concerning to some) technology that we will be seeing on construction sites might not be on site, but above it. It also says that employers do not have to allow access to the drone portion of any inspection. We are in the midst of a technological revolution.

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How Construction Robotics Will Affect the Industry

Lets Build

Supplementing human workforces with construction robotics allows those companies to be much more flexible in how they use their labour resources to adapt to unexpected worker absences or injuries. Robots will lead to fewer workplace deaths and injuries. Learn more: Modular Construction: Pros and Cons.

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Amputations in Manufacturing – A New OSHA National Emphasis Program

FDR Safety

On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. The local evidence may be based on OIS incident data, employer-reported amputations, and workers’ compensation data. Once added, the master list must be re-randomized prior to use after establishments are added.

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