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OSHA gives GCs new duties for confined spaces

FDR Safety

General contractors at construction sites are being held to a higher level of responsibility for coordinating the safety activities of contractors when it comes to confined spaces in what may be a little-noticed provision of a new OSHA standard. The post OSHA gives GCs new duties for confined spaces appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Safety Tips: Prevent Fires and Burns on Your Construction Site

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A massive fire took hold of a construction site in Charlotte, NC. Construction sites face fire-related incidents daily. Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. welding, cutting, brazing, or grinding), a permit should be required.

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OSHA Safety

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OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. OSHA Inspections. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene.

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Safety School: Emergency Response Plans for Permit Required Confined Spaces

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Here are four basic questions to check that your emergency response plan for permit required confined spaces is complete. These four questions are just some of the emergency response variables that employers need to address before sending a worker down into a permit space, and the included documents help you ask them all.

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OSHA Fines Could Soar 82% Under 2016 Federal Budget

Construction Equipment

Under a provision in the 2016 federal budget bill, OSHA would be permitted to raise fines for work-place violations by 82 percent starting in August 2016, reports the National Law Review. OSHA was previously exempted from a 1990 bill that required federal agencies to raise their fines to keep pace with inflation. .

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Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

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Planning for an OSHA inspection is good business. When you apply to have OSHA’s safety and health professionals evaluate the worksite, anything they find that needs to be fixed won’t result in a compliance citation as long as it is put right. Ask why the OSHA inspector is at your worksite because they need a legitimate reason.

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

Safety Services Company

In 2018, the construction industry led all industries with 1,008 fatal work industries. If you’re a construction safety veteran, your safety program is well established and falls in line with OSHA requirements. Here are the top 6 training courses for the construction industry that address high risk activities: 1.

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