Constructonomics

AUGUST 28, 2018

The construction industry is comprised of numerous tools and equipment that are used for some heavy-duty work. Regular maintenance is necessary but you must also know when it is time to upgrade the equipment. What Happens When Equipment Fails? Equipment is constantly being used in the construction business.

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Equipment Construction Accidents Injury 188

FDR Safety

JULY 16, 2018

OSHA sees great opportunity because your industry does realize finger injuries and amputations that are not realized in other companies where operators have automation and/or engineered safeguards to protect the point of operation. The post Are You Ready For An OSHA Audit? All of these production issues are part of your reality.

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OSHA Feasibility Fabrication Risk 149

Construction Equipment

MAY 18, 2017

Yesterday, OSHA suspended the 2016 Final Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesse s requiring companies to electronically report their injury and illness records.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Examples of such impacts are: •impeding efficient and effective equipment designs when tasks (e.g., Examples of such impacts are: •impeding efficient and effective equipment designs when tasks (e.g., national consensus standards (e.g., because many production, service and maintenance tasks require some form of energy.

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Construction Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

Promoting safety in construction sites involves ensuring operators understand standard procedures, equipment inspections, load calculations, and hazard identification. Certifications exhibit adherence to industry standards and regulations, such as those set by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 12, 2021

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. It helps reduce the number of accidents and injuries in the workplace. OSHA Outreach Training Content.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 19, 2017

Companies required to submit their OSHA Form 300A information from 2016 will be able to find Faqs and instruction for the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) at the new webpage. The Injury Tracking Application (ITA) will be accessible at [link] on August 1, 2017.

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Injury OSHA FAQ 60

Construction Equipment

APRIL 30, 2018

Following a review of the requirements put in place in 2016 regarding the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” regulation, OSHA has taken action to correct an error that was made with regard to implementing the final rule.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 30, 2018

Following a review of the requirements put in place in 2016 regarding the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” regulation, OSHA has taken action to correct an error that was made with regard to implementing the final rule.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the date by which employers must electronically report injury and illness data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to December 15, 2017.

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Injury OSHA Employment Safety 48

Lets Build

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Safety violations on construction sites aren’t uncommon—just look at these statistics: Over 20% of all fatal workplace accidents in the EU during 2019 took place in the construction industry, making it the top industry for fatal injuries. What violations are most commonly cited by OSHA? During that same time, 59.5%

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Safety Accidents OSHA Construction 141

Construction Junkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Each year, OSHA releases a list of the most commonly cited Federal OSHA standards at the end of their fiscal year, which runs from October of the previous year to September. The list gives a glimpse into what contractors struggle the most with and also what OSHA inspectors focus the most on.

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OSHA Construction Injury Inspections 98

Construction Equipment

JULY 17, 2020

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Unnerstall Contracting Co. for violations of OSHA’s trenching and excavation standards after an employee suffered severe injuries when a 20-foot trench collapsed during excavation of Creve Coeur Sanitary…

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OSHA Injury Contractors Safety 81

Levelset

JUNE 29, 2022

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety across all industries. In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 violations found during OSHA inspections in 2021, the cost of OSHA violations, and how to prevent them. OSHA standards for construction.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching a program aimed at targeting high injury and illness rates in manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors for inspection. The Site-Specific Targeting program will inspect employers it believes should have…

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Inspections Injury OSHA Employment 48

Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the date by which employers must electronically report injury and illness data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to December 15, 2017.

Injury 48

Injury OSHA Employment Safety 48

FDR Safety

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The standard currently requires the lock-out/tag-out of machines “in which the unexpected energization or startup of the machines or equipment, or the release of stored energy could cause injury to employees.”. The post OSHA proposal for LOTO rule could impact automated controls appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 27, 2017

OSHA today proposed a delay in the electronic reporting compliance date of the rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses , from July 1, 2017, to Dec.

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Injury OSHA 49

Construction Junkie

JULY 20, 2020

Among those actions were several involving OSHA and construction. There are currently 24 OSHA related items on this year’s agenda, but only a handful affecting the construction industry: Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal Standard affected: 29 CFR 1926.62 In some operations, respirators are also needed.

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OSHA Railroad Construction Safety 114

Construction Junkie

MAY 11, 2020

Having an OSHA investigation on your jobsite that results in fines is bad enough, but don’t be tempted to compound the issue by misleading OSHA investigators. OSHA exists to protect the health and wellness of America’s workforce and, typically, the employer bears the brunt of any penalties.

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OSHA New Jersey Legal Employment 89

Work Gearz

MAY 29, 2022

This means they have to work with all kinds of tools, objects, equipment, etc. Such a job involves risks that can lead to severe injuries. Considering protecting the head is just as important as shielding any other part of the body, OSHA has suggested that even mechanics should wear hard hats as a part of their PPE gear.

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OSHA Accidents Injury Electrical 52

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 22, 2020

OSHA’s early criticism. OSHA was criticized earlier this year for not putting COVID-19 issues front and center in their efforts to ensure Safety & Health in the workplace. It appears OSHA may not be just waiting to be called due to a workplace complaint. Taking a more aggressive stance.

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OSHA Safety Employment Injury 62

Safety Services Company

APRIL 5, 2018

OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. OSHA Inspections. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene.

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OSHA Safety Inspections Employment 48

Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Most safety hazards fall into one of four main categories, and OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, targets these with specific precautions. The term “OSHA Focus Four” refers to these top categories of hazards that cause physical and financial loss on job sites.

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OSHA Safety Risk Injury 174

Safety Services Company

JUNE 21, 2018

OSHA Fall Protection. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA fall protection. According to OSHA, falls accounted for 38.7% (384 out of 991) of construction related deaths in 2016 and was the #1 most frequently cited OSHA violation in 2017. [1].

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OSHA Injury Safety Equipment 48

Safety Services Company

JUNE 21, 2018

OSHA Fall Protection. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA fall protection. According to OSHA, falls accounted for 38.7% (384 out of 991) of construction related deaths in 2016 and was the #1 most frequently cited OSHA violation in 2017. [1].

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OSHA Injury Safety Equipment 48

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Department of Labor''s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a final rule requiring employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. 1, 2015, for workplaces under federal OSHA jurisdiction.'

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OSHA Injury Employment Safety 55

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 20, 2012

OSHA announces stakeholder meetings to discuss prevention of backover injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health administration announced Monday that they have scheduled meetings to discuss backover injury prevention. Backover injuries were responsible for 79 worker deaths in 2011, primarily in the construction industry.

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Injury OSHA Arlington Safety 48

Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

OSHA has cited Global Experience Specialists, a Las Vegas-based tradeshow and exposition contractor, for safety violations following a September 2012 forklift incident that injured a worker at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.

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Las Vegas OSHA Injury Contractors 79

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

The first target that springs to mind when it comes to OSHA is the dramatic increase in enforcement by OSHA under your Administration. Many of OSHA’s standards date from the early 1970s when the agency was founded. Read them today and they talk about equipment that is no longer used and procedures that are no longer relevant.

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OSHA Overhead Regulation Injury 120

Construction Marketing

MAY 19, 2021

Statistics show that there are over 400 injuries and over 20 fatalities each year related to construction in Ontario alone. Training your employees on safety measures and equipment. A majority of construction-related injuries occur due to a lack of proper personal protective equipment (PPE), such as helmets and gloves.

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Construction Safety Guidelines Employment 175

FDR Safety

APRIL 30, 2012

While appropriate use of lockout/tagout is critical to safe operation, OSHA sometimes has been going too far in ramping up lockout enforcement, as shown in a recent case where a violation was withdrawn. This type of activity actually falls under OSHA’s established exemption for minor servicing. Lockout citation withdrawn.

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OSHA Employment Risk Injury 120

Construction Equipment

MAY 14, 2018

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited All Power Construction Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama and staffing agency Labor Finders of Tennessee Inc. after a temporary employee installing sewer lines suffered a fatal injury in a trench collapse in Huntsville. All Power Construction Corp.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 16, 2017

Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched its "Safe and Sound Campaign" and is calling on employers to review their safety and health programs to protect workers, and reduce workplace injuries and deaths.

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OSHA Injury Safety Employment 62

Construction Equipment

AUGUST 27, 2020

OSHA has very specific guidelines to protect workers from head injuries. Because of how often head protection is required, workers should take extra precautions to ensure their hard hat is taken care of. Despite their rugged construction, hard hats don’t last forever. They must be inspected daily…

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Guidelines OSHA Injury Inspections 118

Construction Equipment

MARCH 16, 2017

Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched its " Safe and Sound Campaign " and is calling on employers to review their safety and health programs to protect workers, and reduce workplace injuries and deaths.

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OSHA Injury Safety Employment 56

Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology. As part of our continued focus on OSHA’s Top Ten most frequently cited violations to its standards, in this article we will focus specifically on Fall Protection as it is the number one most commonly cited standard for 2018. OSHA Regulations.

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