Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 2, 2014

OSHA recently reported that more than 4,000 workers died from workplace accidents last year, and nearly three million others were injured, or became ill, due to work-related actions. This reinforces why accident investigation needs to be an integral part of any company’s health and safety program. KEYS FOR INVESTIGATION.

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Accidents OSHA Injury Safety 61

FDR Safety

APRIL 15, 2020

While accidents are an unfortunate reality in industry, some involved trained workers being in the line of fire. Where do gravity related accidents fall in the eyes of OSHA? Why is it so difficult to cite gravity related accidents? Imagine trying to have a documented LOTO procedure for each of these tasks… It’ can’t be done.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 15, 2020

While accidents are an unfortunate reality in industry, some involved trained workers being in the line of fire. Where do gravity related accidents fall in the eyes of OSHA? Why is it so difficult to cite gravity related accidents? Imagine trying to have a documented LOTO procedure for each of these tasks… It’ can’t be done.

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Regulation OSHA Feasibility Accidents 156

Safety Services Company

JUNE 30, 2021

_. Tales from an Electric Safety Director. When you work as a safety professional, one of the more frustrating attitudes you run into is that people confuse compliance with safety. Compliance is not synonymous with safety. Compliance vs. safety. Document everything. Intuitively, most people understand this.

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Safety OSHA Risk Documentation 71

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

A spotlight has been focused on UCLA ever since a horrific lab accident in December 2008 caused the death of a research assistant. Most recently, a chemistry professor pleaded not guilty to three counts of willful violation of an occupational safety and health standard. It focuses on personal safety related to crime.

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Safety Services Company

JANUARY 7, 2014

The nature of a workplace accident will determine the extent of the investigation, the resources that will be needed, what types of investigative processes will be required, and who will need to be interviewed. Review Existing Documentation. To do that you must first secure the accident scene. Review Existing Documentation.

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Accidents Documentation Safety Security 63

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 7, 2014

The nature of a workplace accident will determine the extent of the investigation, the resources that will be needed, what types of investigative processes will be required, and who will need to be interviewed. Review Existing Documentation. To do that you must first secure the accident scene. Review Existing Documentation.

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Accidents Documentation Safety Security 59

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Contractor management is a series of checks ensuring that the contractors follow up-to-date safety practices and conform to health and regulatory standards. Unlicensed contractors do not have the necessary documentation to prove their skills. You must upload 3 years of OSHA logs, Insurance (COI & EMR), and Safety programs (RAVS®).

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Management Contractors Safety OSHA 110

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Police and fire investigators have determined that the truck driver’s death was a workplace accident and not a crime. Examples like this are good reminders of the lessons to learn when investigating or handling an accident on a construction site. These include: Prepare before the accident. Manage the accident documents.

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Accidents San Francisco Site OSHA 86

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 12, 2018

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. We’ve seen a rise in OSHA fines and even criminal charges related to safety incidents recently. Compliance management is no small task.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 19, 2021

As an employer, you should ensure that your construction site offers maximum safety and security standards to its workers. Here are critical steps you can undertake to enhance safety at your construction site. Training your employees on safety measures and equipment. Providing adequate safety gear. For instance, the U.S.

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Construction Safety Guidelines Employment 181

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It ensures you meet health and safety standards that safeguard workers, protect the business’s reputation, are environmentally conscious, and minimize accidents. Documentation and Records Required Each prequalification service has different requirements.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Workplace Safety. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover workplace safety. Freedom from danger is a wonderful concept, but to make that goal a reality requires considerable planning, training, commitment, management skills, and above all THINKING about workplace safety. Thinking About Workplace Safety.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 30, 2019

New construction technologies to attract younger workers, a push toward green building and the good and bad news in safety — these highlight some of the top stories in April. The AGC and Willis Towers Watson honored 57 contractors in April for their commitment to construction safety. A full list of all 57 winners is available here.

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Industrial New York City Construction Safety 189

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It facilitates productivity by reducing the time wasted searching for information among countless emails or physical documents. Digital tools such as project management software can ease the admin burden of additional safety requirements the workforce is facing. Take Fredon for example.

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Safety Insurance Risk Documentation 88

Levelset

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Safety is a contractor’s number one priority. A job safety analysis, also called a JSA, identifies potentially hazardous tasks and provides controls to mitigate or eliminate those hazards. What is a job safety analysis (JSA)? What is a job safety analysis (JSA)? Who is responsible for completing a JSA form?

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Safety Accidents OSHA Injury 52

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

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. In that case, individuals working on the site were also held responsible after ignoring safety warnings. Safety is a serious matter.

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Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

" While the explosion in Kansas does not appear to have involved an accident at a construction site, early reports do indicate that the cause may have been a contractor performing underground work that struck a gas line. In any event, there are some lessons to learn when investigating or handling an accident on a construction site.

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Constructonomics

JULY 15, 2011

Moving heavy loads around a work environment demands careful attention to safety. Accidents can take a hefty toll in life, limb, and material damages. Operators and workers should be trained in the crane’s capabilities, movements, speed, control settings, and safety devices. THE HUMAN ELEMENT.

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Safety Overhead Inspections Accidents 158

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Police and fire investigators have determined that the truck driver''s death was a workplace accident and not a crime. Examples like this are good reminders of the lessons to learn when investigating or handling an accident on a construction site. These include: Prepare before the accident. Organize post-accident activities.

Accidents 48

Accidents San Francisco Site OSHA 48

Safety Services Company

APRIL 5, 2018

OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene. Daily Inspections for OSHA Safety.

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OSHA Safety Inspections Employment 48

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Every hiring client seeks suppliers that meet and exceed expectations regarding safety , work ethics, and project management. You must maintain your accounts on the relevant platforms, keep track of regulations, and keep your staff updated with the latest advances in safety protocols. Let’s explore this in detail: 1.

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Management Contractors Safety Certification 89

FDR Safety

MARCH 21, 2013

The bottom line is that the majority of accidents are not due to a lack of training, skill or knowledge — they are simply related to poor decision-making. First thoughts about safety. First thoughts about safety. Many companies establish safety as a “No. Many companies establish safety as a “No. 1” priority.

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Safety Accounting Injury Accidents 136

Safety Services Company

MARCH 16, 2018

How to Promote Employee Safety in the Workplace. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover employee safety. On the job safety is a program of proactive participation between employers, supervisors, and employees; safety is everyone’s business. Everyone needs to be involved in company safety.

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Safety OSHA Equipment Education 48

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2020

OSHA tracks this information with the goal of preventing accidents in the future. For example, accidentally reporting an injury that did not occur on the jobsite or reporting a cut or scrape that isn’t a recordable accident could have dire consequences. It is important to document these serious injuries and illnesses accurately.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 23, 2018

Safety Training. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of safety training. Most accidents occur among the least experienced workers, especially new hires. Good pre-job safety training can help reduce the risk, but it is not always readily available or adequate. Helping New Workers.

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Safety Injury OSHA Accidents 48

FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

The representative, ideally the Safety and Health Director or Manager or someone in upper management, should be well-versed in OSHA standards applicable to the business, health and safety conditions of the workplace under inspection, location of required records to be kept under OSHA (e.g.

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OSHA Inspections Conference Employment 156

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 14, 2019

Staying proactive during projects by recognizing pitfalls and taking appropriate steps to avoid them limits accidents, ensures budgets and timelines remain on schedule and creates a more positive work environment. Neglecting Safety Measures. When accidents happen at construction sites , the harm can come to more than just property.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 29, 2012

This leads to the presentation of an Information Technology IT tool for construction project safety management Total-Safety and, in particular, a module within Total-Safety designed to help construction personnel develop method statements with improved levels of hazard identification.

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Safety Construction Concrete Foundation 114

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

1 start date for enforcing its new record-keeping rule is drawing close, and employers need to pay particular attention to their drug testing policy related to workplace accidents. The new rule makes it clear that employers who have a blanket policy of conducting drug testing in the wake of accidents will be subject to OSHA scrutiny.

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Accidents OSHA Employment Injury 120

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 15, 2018

Accidents throughout the construction process can also lead to personal injuries and greater costs. A knowledgeable project manager is liable for completing the construction work in scheduled time and he ensures that no major accidents take place on the project. The construction cost is raised and construction delays occur.

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Safety Accidents Inspections Construction 40

FDR Safety

JUNE 11, 2012

In recent weeks, the truck and bus industries have been vocal in criticizing the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) slowness in reacting to, and adjusting, its 17-month-old Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program which uses safety performance data to stratify motor carrier’s safety risk.

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Materials Accidents Safety Risk 120

Constructonomics

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Accidents happen all over the world and if the accident happens to a minority or or a person not considered important then people, wrongly, do not seem to care. In Myanmar there was a construction accident that killed two and injured 18. Normally, an accident such as that would be swept under the carpet and ignored.

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FDR Safety

MAY 19, 2016

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. Under it, employee complaints of retaliation can now be investigated in the same way as any other alleged safety violation.

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OSHA Employment Injury Safety 195

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Too often companies are told that they need to have a safety manual to protect them from OSHA violations, and while that’s true, understanding how that works is just as informative to a safely run company as having all the right words and regulations in a policy. Safety Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Are employees trained in it?

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Inspections Safety Defense Documentation 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

And as always, we recommend you have any legal document reviewed by your attorney or legal counsel before using it. A lot of our contractor clients have needed an Accident Prevention Program to include with their bid submittal package and some of them have found this resource useful. We hope you do too!

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Accidents Accounting Construction Profitability 48

FDR Safety

OCTOBER 15, 2018

OSHA began their inspection by focusing on the accident, but then sought to conduct a wall-to-wall inspection of the entire facility, Mar-Jac consented only to the focused scope of the inspection and provided, among other documents, its OSHA 300 Logs for two years. 2 at OSHA, former VP of Safety and Health at AK Steel.

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