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Court Limits Scope Of OSHA Inspections

FDR Safety

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. An employee at Mar-Jac Poultry in Georgia was injured and hospitalized while attempting to repair an electrical panel. United States v.

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Court Limits Scope Of OSHA Inspections

FDR Safety

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. An employee at Mar-Jac Poultry in Georgia was injured and hospitalized while attempting to repair an electrical panel. United States v.

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What is OSHA?

Lets Build

OSHA was formed in 1970 by the United States Congress with the goal of creating safer environments for workers. OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Why Does the Construction Industry Need OSHA? Construction, building, electrical, Construction, building, electrical,

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8 Safety Best Practices

Construction Business Owner

million people work at more than 250,000 construction sites across the country each day, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). While most of these workers go home without serious injury, the fatal injury rate in the construction industry is, unfortunately, higher than the national average for all other industries.

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Who Needs OSHA 10 Training vs OSHA 30 Training?

Safety Services Company

The OSHA Outreach Training Program, commonly referred to as OSHA 10 Training and OSHA 30 Training, provides workers with basic training about some of the most common health and safety hazards on the job. OSHA Outreach Training Content. OSHA 10 Training.

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Rhobina Electric Fined Following Fatal Trench Accident

Construction Equipment

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Rhobina Electric $37,318 after a trench collapsed and killed a worker at a Taylor, Mississippi, job site. Rhobina, based in Batesville, Mississippi, is a commercial and plumbing contractor. The worker had been installing sewer pipe…

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Are Vented Hard Hats OSHA Approved?

Work Gearz

Construction workers often prefer to wear vented hard hats because they are cooler, but often ask if vented hard hats are OSHA approved. OSHA do indeed approve many of the vented hard hats, in particular for outdoor work, but have strict regulations with vents for indoor work, in particular when electrics are involved.

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