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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]. In addition, the NEP places special emphasis on ensuring employees are protected from discrimination and retaliation.

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A Look At Construction Safety in the UK

Constructonomics

Building safety is at the forefront of the minds of every building contractor, site manager, architect, designer and building owner from a project’s start to completion. Under The Fire Safety Order for England and Wales (full details of which can be found of the Gov.uk Immediate Legal Compliance.

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The Future of Social Justice in the Workplace

Stok

This is obvious in two areas of JUST 2.0: #1: “Employee Safety” becomes “Employee Health” Previous versions of JUST focused on ensuring employee safety. That implies that discrimination is an acceptable norm. This focuses on the health and quality of your office environment.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

The representative, ideally the Safety and Health Director or Manager or someone in upper management, should be well-versed in OSHA standards applicable to the business, health and safety conditions of the workplace under inspection, location of required records to be kept under OSHA (e.g. Get advice from counsel if you are in doubt.

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Seven Traits of Profitable Specialty Contractors

Fieldwire

Information technology in both office and field settings can often improve efficiency and productivity. Successful firms recognize the importance of providing a healthy work environment for workers, both in the field and the office. These firms also have clear policies prohibiting harassment, discrimination and other harmful practices.

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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

Pro Builder

office of Akerman. . They’ll need training, at the very least to recognize the general symptoms of COVID-19 and to answer employee questions about the company’s workplace safety practices , Travers says. Travers, a labor and employment attorney and partner in the Jacksonville, Fla., CORONAVIRUS: RESOURCES AND INFORMATION. Operations.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Capterra) 54% of of PM software being used is not cloud-based (Capterra) 41% of organizations with an enterprise-wide project management office report that it is highly aligned to the organization’s strategy. ( Utilizing Data Envelopment Analysis to Benchmark Safety Performance of Construction Contractors?, Research Policy, vol.