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Construction Safety Meetings: 7 Key Topics You Need to Address

Safety Services Company

They were chosen based on the number of accidents and injuries that occur each year at construction workplaces. In fact, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends that employers regularly enforce standards and regulations. Therefore, they are perfect topic ideas for construction meetings.

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Clarifying OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations for Multiple Business Establishments

Safety Services Company

The OSHA Recordkeeping regulation requires employers keep a record of serious injuries and illnesses using the OSHA 300 Log. The basic requirements start with the idea that each establishment expected to be working for at least one year must have its own separate OSHA 300 Log. How to Decide It’s a Workplace Injury.

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10 Benefits Of Including Mock OSHA Audits In Your Safety Program

FDR Safety

Mock OSHA Audits regularly lead to new ideas, policies, and procedures that can boost your safety program’s success. Ensure compliance with regulations. From a business perspective, Mock OSHA Audits give your company much-needed insight into how “up-to-code” you currently are with OSHA regulations.

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No timeline to start I2P2, Michaels says

FDR Safety

OSHA has implemented a number of programs over the last five years that have increased regulation and enforcement, but when it comes to the agency’s top priority, OSHA Administrator David Michaels is not providing a timeline. That is a bad idea, simply because business environments vary so much.

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What Happens When You Don’t Wear PPE?

Work Gearz

Not wearing PPE can result in severe injury to yourself and to others around you. Experiencing injuries as a result of falling items or debris. Protects you from head injuries. Workplace injuries can happen- Injury risk is substantially increased by poor PPE compliance. It can result in the following things-.

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Top 5 Challenges for Construction Project Managers

Fieldwire

There are also challenges that come from outside of the project such as government regulations and weather issues. Sometimes, the client, the consultants, and the board have unrealistic expectations of a project and want to put their ideas into action immediately. This is where a project manager’s soft skills come into play.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. The company called us to come in and evaluate some of their work stations where they seemed to be getting the most injuries from repetitive motions. OSHA has been grappling with the idea of developing a specific ergonomic standard for the construction industry. General Management. Software & Technology.