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OSHA ETS Update: Here’s the skinny…

Safety Services Company

If you’re not quite sure of the OSHA ETS status, that’s okay. Look for OSHA to submit a broader infectious disease ruling much later. But don’t get too comfortable – if the court sides with OSHA, the first compliance date will be Monday, January 10th. In state with a “state” OSHA?

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Possible Hazards Associated With Green Jobs

Constructonomics

A green job is any job that improves the environment. Green jobs are great opportunities that help revitalize the economy and get people to work. Unfortunately, just because a job is green, does not mean it is without risks. Green roof workers are exposed to silica dust when they cut, drill or grind these products.

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What Does Green Hard Hat Mean?

Work Gearz

The green color symbolizes safety and so does the green colored hard hat mean that the person wearing it belongs to the safety department. So, a green hard hat is worn by the safety inspectors and the workers who belong to the safety maintenance department. Who wears a green hard hat? Green hard hat on power line?/why

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U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Proposes $70,070 Fine for PTS Contractors Inc.

Construction Equipment

Department of Labor''s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited PTS Contractors Inc., a Green Bay, Wis.-based OSHA began its inspection Aug. based excavation contractor, for four repeat and two serious safety violations carrying proposed penalties of $70,070.

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OSHA Lowers Fine on Landscaping Company by $10,000

Green Industry Professionals

The company enhanced its safety program and agreed to unannounced monitoring of its work sites by OSHA.

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When OSHA Comes Knocking

Green Industry Professionals

How to prepare your company for an on-site OSHA safety inspection, and how you could actually turn it into a competitive advantage.'

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New OSHA Rules on Injury Reporting

Green Industry Professionals

Employers must notify OSHA, often within 8 hours, when an employee is killed on job or suffers work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye.'

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