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6 Dangers Of Falling Debris In Construction Sites

Construction Marketing

Construction is one of the most hazardous industries, with injuries occurring almost every year. When you see or hear about construction accidents, they usually involve heavy equipment like cranes or scaffolding. Who’s Liable For Falling Debris Injuries? How Accidents Happen Due To Falling Debris.

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ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Safety Services Company

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. Team training.

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Keys to an Effective Accident Investigation

Safety Services Company

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. Develop the Sequence of Events. To do that you must first secure the accident scene. Injury and illness logs.

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Keys to an Effective Accident Investigation

Safety Services Company

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. Develop the Sequence of Events. To do that you must first secure the accident scene. Injury and illness logs.

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New OSHA recordkeeping rule: Urgent need for employer review

FDR Safety

Of course, this raises a whole host of privacy, cyber-security, and other concerns. For years, OSHA has been claiming that employers often attempt to discourage the reporting of injuries by disciplining, drug testing, or taking other steps to discourage injured workers from reporting an injury.

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Carpenter’s Insurance: Who Needs It & Why

Levelset

You can practice safety and use common sense on the job, but there’s no way to predict when accidents or injuries might occur. Carpenter’s insurance is a financial instrument that helps protect your business if accidents, injuries, or illnesses occur in a work-related capacity. What is carpenter insurance?

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Stronger leadership on safety needed at colleges

FDR Safety

A spotlight has been focused on UCLA ever since a horrific lab accident in December 2008 caused the death of a research assistant. There have been several other campus deaths in the past two years caused by accidents that in other cases would have been under the jurisdiction of OSHA. That event caused me to dig into the bigger picture.

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