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OSHA’s Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19

FDR Safety

Department of Labor’s (DOL) COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) during inspections. [2]. OSHA will minimize in-person meetings with employers and encourage employers to provide documents and other data electronically to CSHOs.

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5 Free Construction Safety Resource Guides that are Worth Your Time

Construction Junkie

One of the key components to building a proper safety culture is first building awareness. The good news is that construction companies don’t need to come up with safety topics and information by themselves, there are actually a lot of fantastic resources available online and many of them are free.

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

Levelset

In this article, we’ll explore the most common jobsite safety risks — and what contractors can do to improve safety for all parties involved. . Common jobsite safety risks. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), almost 3 out of 100 full-time workers were injured on the job in 2019.

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Companies’ voluntary audits now being used against them

FDR Safety

What appears to be a new OSHA practice of using a company’s voluntary safety and health audit as a guide to identifying possible hazards to focus on in an inspection should prompt employers to review their procedures for these audits. An article by attorneys Mark S. Dreux and Matthew C. BP Products North America, Inc.

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New OSHA reporting rules bring big enforcement changes

FDR Safety

As outlined in an article by Rod Smith and his colleagues at the Sherman Howard law firm, once an initial report is received, OSHA will get back to the employer with a questionnaire that asks the cause of the accident and whether similar accidents have occurred before. An on-site inspection will be automatic. Temporary workers.

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Benefits of Construction Mobile Apps

Construction Marketing

It takes an average of 18 minutes to find a paper document, and a whopping 70 percent of businesses would fail in three weeks if they had a catastrophic loss of paper due to a fire or flood. Site Inspections. Paper forms can produce several vulnerabilities and inefficiencies for site inspections.

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Addressing the Global Construction Labor Shortage: 3 Proven Steps to Success

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In this article, we dive into three key steps you can take to counter the labor gap. Jobsites are more dangerous than your average workspace, and failing to implement proper safety measures can have devastating consequences. Due to the industry's inherent safety risks, candidates may be more discerning about the firms they work with.

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