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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

The most important step to take before an OSHA inspection even takes place is selecting a company representative. The company representative is the individual charged with representing the company’s interests during an OSHA inspection. Determining the type of inspection being conducted and the intended scope.

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Exactly How Does a Safety Manual Protect Your Company In an Inspection?

Safety Services Company

During an inspection, the inspector will ask for the written safety policy and all documentation of training, inspections and discipline. This documentation becomes important after the inspection, when a company can challenge or attempt to mitigate any possible penalties. Are employees trained in it?

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5 Tips for Filing a Roof Replacement Insurance Claim

Construction Marketing

It costs a lot to put up, mainly because it plays a significant role in your safety and security while giving you a solid defense against the effects of snow, wind, rain, heat, hail, and other elements. Consider Immediate Inspection. However, careful inspection is crucial. Take Pictures and Document the Damages.

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#93:  Spoliation During Construction

NH Construction Law

Parties to a lawsuit, or who reasonably should anticipate future litigation, have a duty not to destroy evidence crucial to their opponents’ claims or defenses. Fortunately, the duty to preserve relevant evidence may be satisfied by affording the adverse party an adequate opportunity to inspect it prior to destruction.

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#80: Transitioning to the New Building Codes

NH Construction Law

Section 107.3.2 of the 2015 International Building Code and Section 106.3.2 I suspect that many towns will favor the Nashua approach over the Chester approach for that reason. But don’t count on it.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Successful workplace safety programs must provide frequent and regular inspections of the materials, operating procedures, PPE, job-site conditions, emergency procedures, safe work practices, hazard communication program (including SDS sheets), and equipment. Workplace Safety Training & Documentation. Hazard Evaluations.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

a) The DPW must document the decision and plan to use a JOC in support of an installation or activity. The decision to use JOC must also be documented and approved when the JOC is re-solicited. Best Practice Job Order Contracting. 5117.9004 Procedures. 5117.9004-1 Presolicitation. (a) AFARS Revision #15, dated February 17, 2005].

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