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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

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Consulting with the company’s legal counsel about difficult or special problems, such as search warrants or subpoenas. Being courteous and polite, but firmly exercising the company’s legal rights. The guidelines for employee and supervisor interviews are different.

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Why Do Construction Workers Wear Bright Yellow?

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With the risk of workplace accidents and the fair share of daily trouble and hardships, construction workers do have to put up with a lot on a day to day basis.   Bright yellow vests help drivers to see construction workers from a distance so as to take caution and avoid any accidents from occurring.

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Can You Wear a Hard Hat Backwards?

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A hard hat is there to do a job and that is to protect a worker from falling debris, accidents with tools or machinery, injury from impact, or electrical shock accidents. You are going to be more likely to have an accident if you wear the hat the wrong way. Does wearing a hard hat backwards violate OSHA Guidelines ?

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Accident and incident investigation plan. Putting things in writing has value in legal proceedings, in employment matters, in dealings with other government agencies, and recording the progress toward achieving a safe, healthful workplace. Every year thousands of workers are hurt or killed because of accidents.

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From Zero to Hero: Construction Risk Management

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From financial difficulties to fatal accidents, construction risk management is integral in order to secure a company’s survival and eventual growth. Also known as management risks, project risks involve hazards like mismanagement of funds, inefficiency, and lack of proper operational guidelines. Legal Risks.

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From Zero to Hero: Construction Risk Management

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From financial difficulties to fatal accidents, risk management is integral in order to secure a company’s survival and eventual growth. . Also known as management risks, project risks involve hazards like mismanagement of funds, inefficiency, and lack of proper operational guidelines. . Legal Risks. What's Your Plan?

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11 Benefits of Wearing Safety Vests at Workplace (With Examples!)

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In times of disasters and emergencies, like a road accident or any natural disaster, people can easily identify the wearer of the safety vest and approach you for help. Before we say Good Bye: Safety vests are made compulsory by OSHA guidelines for every work field which demands dealing with hazards. Just scroll down….

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