BD+C

JANUARY 10, 2018

A New York City Council proposal that would mandate a sliding-scale system be used when awarding civil damages for construction-related injuries or fatalities has drawn fire from two prominent unions.

Injury 45

Injury New York City Drawings New York 45

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A fact sheet recently released by the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan public policy re search institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, states that the Alberta Government is understating the numbers of workplace injuries that occur each year.

Injury 48

Injury Union Safety Compensation 48

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

OSHA awarded $10,687,000 through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 78 nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management associations, and colleges and universities.

OSHA 69

OSHA Safety Union Injury 69

Construction Junkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

These robots not only offer consistency, but help to reduce muscular-skeletal injuries caused by long term stress on muscles and joints. The crews that Canvas employs to work with the machine are also union workers. We're excited that our partnership with Canvas has developed in the manner it has.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Union Site Overhead 100

Construction Law Monitor

DECEMBER 17, 2012

million workers suffer serious injury or illness related to their jobs, according to a white paper published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor (OSHA).While Reduced Employer Liability. percent in injury claims. hbs.edu/news/releases/toffelscience051712.html.

OSHA 59

OSHA Liability Employment Inspections 59

FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

In the case of catastrophic accidents, including fatalities or accidents resulting in multiple serious injuries, special care must be taken when it comes to the designation of company representatives. As we have discussed in previous updates, employers should designate a company representative far in advance of any OSHA inspection.

OSHA 156

OSHA Inspections Conference Employment 156

Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

If a company has a union representative they also take part in the investigation. During this phase of the investigation the employer’s representative needs to inform the inspector if the employer is participating in any OSHA compliance programs or if the company has received any safety compliance exceptions from OSHA.

Inspections 60

Inspections OSHA Conference Employment 60