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Reopening Washington: What Businesses Need to Know about Workplace Safety and Preventing the Spread of Covid-19

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During the phasing in of business operations, all companies must adopt rules for employee and client safety that follow the guidelines set by the Governor’s office. Compensating for Social Distancing. Businesses must continue to follow the state’s industry-specific guidelines during the Safe Start program.

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YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY

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As an employer, your greatest responsibility is that of your workers’ well-being. It was designed to provide a set of broad guidelines which employers must follow to achieve maximum safety compliance. The guarantee of a safe workplace was originally granted by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970.

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Examining OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard

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OSHA is directing its efforts toward enforcing a standard in which employers nationwide will be required to establish a thorough, written injury and illness prevention program (IIPP). This standard, however, will make it a requirement as well as set guidelines for what must be included in the program. Why is OSHA pursuing it?

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From Zero to Hero: Construction Risk Management

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Also known as management risks, project risks involve hazards like mismanagement of funds, inefficiency, and lack of proper operational guidelines. This might mean that the project ran too long or the workers didn’t get the compensation they were promised. AS AN EMPLOYER, HOW CAN YOU MANAGE ALL THE RISKS? Project Risks.

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From Zero to Hero: Construction Risk Management

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Also known as management risks, project risks involve hazards like mismanagement of funds, inefficiency, and lack of proper operational guidelines. . This might mean that the project ran too long or the workers didn’t get the compensation they were promised. . As an Employer, How Can You Manage all the Risks? Project Risks.

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What Happens When You Don’t Wear Safety Glasses?

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ANSI sets prevention guidelines for safety glasses at work. The ANSI mandates that it is the responsibility of every employer to make sure that the staff is wearing ANSI-approved safety goggles depending upon the nature of the work inside the company’s premises. . Buying safety goggles that are ANSI-approved is another necessity.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

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project task/line item, a full description in plain English, a unit of measure and a corresponding unit price, including labor, material, and equipment details, and an associated approved contractor coefficient are to be the basis for Contractor compensation. the time of award.

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