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What Should You Do When There is an Accident at Your Construction Site?

Best Practices Construction Law

This should include identifying chain of command for notice purposes, identifying internal investigation team members, identifying who will be a company spokesperson, and identifying your risk management team (insurance and legal). Manage the accident documents. Act diligently when an accident occurs. Understand privileges.

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OSHA Initiative to Ensure Temporary Workers Receive Safety Training During Investigations

Safety Services Company

Because of high profile fatal incidents and a high rate of injury OSHA wants to ensure temporary workers have the same protections and training of traditional workers. Instructors are also instructed to assess during inspections and investigations whether employees are temporary and have received required training.

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), almost 3 out of 100 full-time workers were injured on the job in 2019. It’s no surprise that the 10 most frequent OSHA violations mirror the Focus Four risks : Fall protection, ladders, and scaffolding accounted for 60% of the top violations in 2021. .

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10 Ways to Improve Construction Safety

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Being transparent and accurate in documentation contributes to good communication among team members. The safest construction companies always aim to create strong practices around documentation and control, typically by using cloud-based collaboration programs that enable the whole team to access up-to-date information when they need it.

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What Should You Do When There is an Accident on Your Construction Site

Best Practices Construction Law

This should include identifying chain of command for notice purposes, identifying internal investigation team members, identifying who will be a company spokesperson, and identifying your risk management team (insurance and legal). Manage the accident documents. Act diligently when an accident occurs. Understand privileges.

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What Should You Do When There is an Accident on Your Construction Site

Best Practices Construction Law

This should include identifying chain of command for notice purposes, identifying internal investigation team members, identifying who will be a company spokesperson, and identifying your risk management team (insurance and legal). Manage the accident documents. Act diligently when an accident occurs. Understand privileges.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. He said they had just received a penalty from an OSHA inspection. His heart seems to be in the right place, however, he has failed to take the next step of having a designated safety person in the company to make sure that they are up to speed on the OSHA standards. document management. STRATEGY |.