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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Viewpoint Client Encore Electric Honored as Nation’s Safest Construction Company. Of those 57, one company stood out as its grand award winner — Encore Electric, Inc. The Takeaway: Congrats to Encore Electric and all of the 2019 winners! The April 2019 crane accident that killed four will put a renewed focus on crane safety.

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Court Limits Scope Of OSHA Inspections

FDR Safety

An employee at Mar-Jac Poultry in Georgia was injured and hospitalized while attempting to repair an electrical panel. United States v. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs.

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Court Limits Scope Of OSHA Inspections

FDR Safety

An employee at Mar-Jac Poultry in Georgia was injured and hospitalized while attempting to repair an electrical panel. United States v. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs.

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What Happens When You Don’t Wear PPE?

Work Gearz

Workplaces like construction sites can be dangerous and accidents can happen in a few seconds time, and if an employee is not equipped well, then it can be life-threatening as well. Accidents and impacts. Electrical hazards. Not wearing PPE can result in severe injury to yourself and to others around you. Inhaling toxic gases.

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Keys to glove selection

Safety Services Company

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Electrically insulated gloves are needed for working with electrical hazards.

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Fieldwire

Many actions can be taken to make the sector greener and more sustainable: for instance investing in electric or hydrogen vehicles and heavy machinery, or in ecological materials such as low-carbon cement. Bureau of Labor Statistics , there were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021.

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What to Know About Job Hazard Analysis

Safety Services Company

Electrical shortage that results in a fire. ? Equipment failure as a result of an electrical shortage. ? There are hundreds of people across the United States that are injured in their workplace every year. If you have the time, you can schedule a meeting with the employees involved in the accidents.

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