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OSHA starts evaluation of construction industry noise standards

BD+C

Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun evaluating the potential for a new process noise in construction standard. OSHA is planning to issue a request for information in November to gauge the effectiveness and feasibility of adopting more noise-hazard requirements.

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OSHA Fall Protection

Safety Services Company

OSHA Fall Protection. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA fall protection. According to OSHA, falls accounted for 38.7% (384 out of 991) of construction related deaths in 2016 and was the #1 most frequently cited OSHA violation in 2017. [1].

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OSHA Fall Protection

Safety Services Company

OSHA Fall Protection. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA fall protection. According to OSHA, falls accounted for 38.7% (384 out of 991) of construction related deaths in 2016 and was the #1 most frequently cited OSHA violation in 2017. [1].

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OSHA extends temporary fall protection measures again

Safety Services Company

OSHA extends temporary fall protection measures again. 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. OSHA put these temporary enforcement measures in place Sept.

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ANSI B11 and risk assessment: The best kept secret in safety

FDR Safety

Risk assessment, or RA for short, will guide you in the application of feasible risk reduction controls. Importantly, RA (especially Task Based Risk Assessment) is a powerful offensive and defensive tool to ward off potential OSHA citations. Remember that the goal of risk assessment is to achieve feasible risk reduction.

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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

General Duty citations from OSHA may not hold up. General Duty citations from OSHA may not hold up. If there is an OSHA citation most likely to be overturned on appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission it would be one issued under the General Duty clause. Tim Sirofchuck joins FDRsafety. By Jim Stanley.

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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

Safety Services Company

Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules. 1926.501 Construction Fall Protection requirements with a 32 in.

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